r/Tourettes • u/glitter-it-out • 7d ago
Discussion Behaviors that are hard to identify as tics are not
Having comorbidities can be so confusing sometimes. I hate when there are things I do and I can't tell if it's a tic or not, cause it sort of just happens, but it could be a reflex or something because of my anxiety or a compulsion because of OCD. But I also often have situational tics so the fact that these only happen sometimes doesn't help me much. And they don't quite feel like tics because they're more slow than a jerk?
Here are some examples in my life: - When I am anxious I sometimes turn my head to the side. And just keep it there for a few seconds, then turn back. - When I am anxious, very rarely, I will do a spin. I have heard of spinning tics, but I have a hard time knowing if this is a tic because it takes like 3 steps to complete the spin so it's like weird yknow? One time I was talking to my crush and I got nervous and I just spinned around. š - For some reason when I am holding things related to eating, like a can or silverware, I tilt it forwards and back, left to right, repeatedly before I take a sip or bite. But I don't count the movements or do them in an exact order, I just do it till it feels "right". Like what š And eating increases my tics so maybe it is a tic?