Question about physical stuff :<

Hey guys, is twitching and excessive/nonstop sighing normal ? I noticed that whenever I feel stressed/OCD flares up or I feel more depressed I begin to sigh a lot- and overtime I started developing twitching (like my head jerks and I do a "ah!!" noise, or my lip trembles and sometimes my shoulders jerk as well. Sometimes I just twitch with no sound.) With the twitching it happens more when I'm either excited or really anxious, occasionally it happens just while I'm feeling normal. --- I don't know what it is, I can't control it, it happens a lot and I thought the twitching was just due to shivers but now it just randomly happens involuntarily. It has been noticed a few times before, I'm scared I'm going to be seen as "faking" somehow. "^^ My family teases me for my sighing and I joked along at first but now it's gotten to where I just feel like it's too excessive at times . This also has been going on for almost a year or even more now, but it hasn't gotten that severe until now, I'm pretty sure.. --- if you guys have an idea on what it is do let me know..!

swipe

Date posted: 3d

I have OCD with tics- some similar ones like jerking my head and shoulders and clearing my throat are things I have experienced. Tics tend to flare up in situations of anxiety. I am often scared that I am tricking myself or am faking, but like viik said, there is a well-established link between tics and OCD. It’s hard when it’s auditory- when other people can hear it and don’t understand, it can make for some interesting situations(I’ve had a sniffling tic for a while and people often think I’m sick or offer me tissues, eek). Most of my tics came and went- I didn’t have many for longer than a year. I’m not sure what can be done about managing them, as I cannot figure out how to incorporate most of them in ERP. (Might make a post asking about it!) But this is super normal, and definitely worth looking into!

VVbee

Date posted: 2d

Okay, I'm glad to at least know that this is normal.. :"^) I've been compared to a bunny because my nose scrunches up for a second and many times it just happens without me really paying attention to it . I've had it for 2 years now and I thought it was just something else I'll definitely search more about it, thanks for sharing your experience/advice ^.^

tunshine

Date posted: 3d

I’m autistic so I have somewhere between stimming behavior and tics. The only advice I can give is that suppressing that energy makes it worse later. My family also teases me, but I just respond with “I’m getting the energy out so I don’t have a breakdown later”.

viik

Date posted: 3d

Not diagnosing you, and I don’t know this well, but there is a well-established link between OCD and tics. Might be worth looking into!

VVbee

Date posted: 2d

Thank youu, I'll look into it ! :^)

Alliesun

Date posted: 3d

Sighing is actually a way your body naturally tries to calm down. Have you noticed other people sigh when they are frustrated, upset, sad, anxious? It’s a coping mechanism many of us do without thinking.

walyal

Date posted: 3d

I kind of just made it a part of my personality but you made me realize there is definitely a link to involuntary auditory tics and cod lol. Maybe the key to “stopping” is to lean into it. As it seems to be a source of anxiety when you sigh around people you’re close to laughing it off can help you relax about what they think of it and eventually you may find yourself doing it less because you’re not as stressed about doing it if that makes sense.

VVbee

Date posted: Yesterday

Thank you all for the responses . <:^}💜 If there's anything else that I should know, do let me know..! But these are some good advices for sure .

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