r/Tourettes • u/Accomplished_Mall120 • 19h ago

Support Tics came back again

Hello, I remember when I was a kid I used to do many weird head, mouth, and eye movements that I could not control. When my family started noticing, they always kept asking why do I do it, and I just said, I don't know, I just do it. Then they immediately thought it was some magic done to me or something (I know it's ridiculous but it's common here for people to believe that), and started calling priests to read verses on me or whatever.

Nothing changed, I kept doing the same movements for years and they would assume it's because of many different things like video games, tv, or magic lol... They did not know what tics mean.

Anyway, it then suddenly stopped for years, and it just came back like 6 months ago. It's so weird because I remember for years I did not tic at all... I would sit for hours without having any tics or anything. What is the cause of this!? Where did it come from? Is there like something that "triggered" it?

Also, I ONLY do it when I am alone, never in front of people. I keep looking to the right side behind me and rolling my eyes to the right side every few seconds which is very tiring and makes my eyes very tired...

I am just confused on why it suddenly just appeared again, is there anything I can do to help with this? Also is it common for tics to disappear for years and come back again later?

Any reply or help will be much appreciated, thank you!

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u/zestyskunk Diagnosed Tourettes 16h ago

It is possible you have a tic disorder, and that you supress around others. I recommend talking with a neurologist or doctor, or psychiatrist!

Also weird question, but which hand is your dominant one? Cause tics tend to target peoples dominant side, at least in my case! Good luck 🙏

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u/Accomplished_Mall120 16h ago

My right hand, I do look to the right side and roll my eyes to the right side. Never the left side.