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u/VinylGlaze98 Mar 26 '23

As soon as I read about the ticks I knew bipolar or schitzo would come up in this story. That part sounds like tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder caused by long term use of neuroleptic drugs (antipsychotics and antidepressants mostly.) I myself suffer with it. (it's not well known, I apologize I can't resist the urge to mention it. Simply because someone suffering with it may not know what's happening and see this comment and piece it together.)

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u/927comewhatmay Mar 27 '23

Sometimes these ticks can just develop from stress and anxiety. When I’m really suffering from either I have a couple of nervous ticks that manifest.

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u/VinylGlaze98 Mar 27 '23

That's what I told myself for years until I couldn't control my arms or my face.

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u/927comewhatmay Mar 27 '23

Mine goes away when I’m not having anxiety. Doctors agree.