#tiktok tics

[its-ticsticstics]

the idea of people 'catching tiktok tics" just blows my mind and the fact that people believe it infuriates me.

imagine if there were any other neurological disorder out there being blamed on social media? like 'Watching Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Videos is Giving Kids Psychogenic Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis" or "Kids Watching People with Epilepsy Catch Epilepsy" would sound fucking INSANE. not believable for a second.

but because Tourettes Syndrome largely affects younger people (by this I mean, the symptoms become noticeable either in early childhood or during puberty), it can easily be spun into "booo social media bad and young people are stupid and too easily influenced" and people gobble it up.

none of it is fucking real. the doctors who supported the idea of "contagious tics" should have their fucking licences revoked.

like i said before- they've simply repacked female hysteria and people are falling for it.

#tics #tourettes #tourettes syndrome #actually tourettic #tic disorders #motor tics #vocal tics #tiktok tics #functional tics #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurological conditions #fakeclaim #ableism

[tic-loud-tic-proud]

I think the whole TikTok tics thing is finally winding down. Google trends show that searches for "TikTok tics" have gone down, YouTubers are moving on to new "scandals", r/fakedisordercringe's membership has plateaued, and I've not been seeing any articles from shoddy news sites coming out recently. Of course this makes me really happy but how many of the people who did this will be moving on with their lives, and never apologizing or addressing their mistakes? When so many Tourettics have had their reputations ruined, or diagnoses taken away because of this?

#tiktok tics #tourette syndrome #tic disorder #also! by 'people who did this' i mean the fakeclaimers not the accused people

[joseywritesng]

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#MBIA #Munchausen via the internet #munchies #pretend illness #simulated disorder #TikTok tics

[boimgfrog]

as much as I'd love media representation for tourettes and tics I literally can't think of anything worse than a character w tics. imagine absorbing the tic of a white haired anime boy n then the whole world knows abt ur cringe little interests

#jay says a thing #like back in 2021 my hero tiktok when ppl were making hcs for kaminari w tics #imagine if that eas canon imagine having a my hero boy tic #id die #tourettes #tic mention

[stimciety]

AmandaEveArt

#stims #stimboard. #stimboard #'stimboard' #my gifs #tiktoks #tic tac toe #ceramic #fake food

[sophie-x808x]

#bad bitxh #sexy pictures #sexy model #sexy as fuck #hotty #alternative #big arse #sexy cute #daddysgoodgirl #bd/sm little #anime #anime girl #tic tok #fypage #tiktok fyp #fypシ

[genyasafinsmissingeye]

So, I was on tiktok today and came across a video on my for you page where this guy (black) was making a joke that he would beat up a kid with tourettes if they said the n-word. You know, just a real funny joke about threatening to assault a disabled child. The comments were filled with things like “I’m gonna beat the tourettes out of them” and a bunch of misinformation that tics are just intrusive thoughts or things you already say, that it had to be in their vocabulary. I made a video of my own in response to this tiktok, basically saying why it was wrong and combatting the misinformation and lies from the comments. I wasn’t harsh at all, but only a couple hours later my video was taken down for “bullying and harassment.” Yet, when I reported this guy's video- in which he jokes about punching disabled kids- I was told there were no content violations. Make it make sense.

#disabilities #disability #tic disorder #tics #tic #tourettes #tourette syndrome #tourettes awarness #tics and tourettes #abelisim #abelist #tiktok

[gayvampyr]

#tiktok #tourettes #tics #i love this #i have tics and this is hilarious #i had two that were ‘go fuck yourself’ and ‘i love you’ 💀 #most of my tics are physical but the verbal ones… lmao

[givemebishies]

Just got my tooth glued back on yaaaaay!! Only issue is they told me it’s a temporary fix until I get through my Invisalign retainers, so they told me to baby this tooth so it won’t snap off again, and TourettesBrain is being v BreakItBreakItBreakIt

#I WONT but I am actively suppressing it and it’s annoying lolol #hopefully once I stop thinking about it I’ll stop getting that impulse #but at the very moment omg #I feel like that TikTok of that service dog in training that chomps his teeth when he’s excited and the owner keeps having to tell him #to stop #I am the man and my tics are the dog lolol #tourettes #actually tourettic #tics #tic disorder #cw tics #cw tic mention #ticposting #chatterbun

[its-ticsticstics]

Reminder that only ~10% of people with Tourettes have coprolalia and copropraxia (the swearing and inappropriate gestures).

Reminder that Tourettes is NOT the "swearing disease".

Reminder that if someone with coprolalia says a slur its NOT controllable, NOT what they're 'actually thinking', and NOT because its apart of their common vocabulary.

Most often its because its the last thing the person would ever want to say and thats what the Tourettes plays on.

Making our uncontrollable vocalizations the punchline to a joke is abelist, no matter it is that we've ticced.

#tics #tourettes #tourettes syndrome #tic disorders #coprolalia #copropraxia #tics and tourettes #actually tourettic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #that one tiktok that's been posted recently is REALLY pissing me off man

[tic-loud-tic-proud]

Hi! I heard something in class today that sounded absolutely wild, and it wasn't said by an individual that I have any trust in regards to mental health etc (they literally said that adhd is contagious which uh. not getting into that krkskdje), but I thought I'd ask around in case there's any truth to it since I don't know nearly enough abt tourettes to say for certain its untrue. Basically, they said that their psychology student friend did a research paper and found that seeing tik toks of people with tourettes can make kids (I believe the psychology student's study group was 7 yos or something around there) get tourettes too. Now, I believe that tics can be "contagious" (like stims) aka u have tourettes and can then get a new tic from another person w tourettes, but nothing in their claim said that these kids previously had tourettes, just that they got it from tiktok. Do u know anything abt this? Is it completely ridiculous or have you ever heard anything abt this happening? No problem if you don't know or arent sure, its a pretty out-there idea (from my perspective), and I hope it isn't a horribly annoying q. Have a nice day!

I've answered this question multiple times but Tumblr search sucks and I can't find any of the posts. So even though I hate talking about this topic I'll do it again.

(My answer is really long. Some text is bolded, not for emphasis but to make long paragraphs easier to read.)

The whole "TikTok tics" thing has completely torn the TS community apart with infighting (you can read more of my opinions on that here). My own neurologist is one of the leading doctors studying the phenomena, and trying to convince people to stop calling them "TikTok tics" and use the term Functional Tic-like Behaviors (FTLBs) instead.

I want to start by saying anyone who has sudden-onset tics, or tic-like behaviors, needs to see a doctor as soon as possible. There are many cases where sudden-onset tics are a result of untreated brain injury, heavy metal poisoning, and severe nutritional deficiencies. Tourette Syndrome is far from being the only disorder that causes tics.

Most of my followers know that I dislike TikTok. At the same time, whether a person with TS wants to post videos about their life on the platform, is none of my business. I am very grateful to people that are spreading accurate information and awareness about TS to people that otherwise wouldn't care. I do believe that despite many creators' best efforts, negative stereotypes are starting to arise again- some that I've never even heard of. The "all Tourettics say swear words" stereotype is as prevalent as ever, but so is the "if a Tourettic says swear words they're faking" stereotype. I've even heard "real people with TS can't hold eggs or read books out loud or cook" stereotypes which are completely new to me. TS is never one size fits all. It's different for everybody.

What I do dislike about TS related videos on TikTok is that many of them go back to seeing us as entertainment. I have always struggled with being seen as a spectacle, I have very strong trust issues because of this. I know even some of my dearest friends think my tics are entertaining, which, I don't want to blame them for that, some of my tics can be funny, but TS itself isn't. People with TS are not clowns, we are not performers, we are not here to entertain anybody.

I don't think that TikTok causes Tourette Syndrome, because TS is never contagious, it's a defect in the brain that we are born with. I believe that this issue is very complicated and influenced by a number of factors. Nearly all of the people who are developing FTLBs are young women or transgender individuals who already face misogyny and transphobia, which both often incorporate the belief that young women/transgender individuals will constantly lie in order to gain attention. In addition to that almost all of them already suffer from severe mental health issues- depression, social anxiety, eating disorders, and body dysmorphia mostly. Because of quarantine and the pandemic, more and more people went online more often.

Humans are social animals. We all feel a need to be in groups. I believe a major part of this issue is that young people especially are figuring themselves out and need to feel a sense of belonging. If a person's "For you" is nothing but videos of people within a certain group (not even just medical communities, but goths, emos, metalheads, and other fashion- or music-based subcultures are experiencing this), you will feel left out. I'm absolutely not saying that this is the fault of the people watching or creating these videos, I'm blaming it on the exploitative algorithms that TikTok and other social media websites use to funnel users into generally obscure niches. Many industries thrive on the consumers' feeling of being left out so this method works very well and makes money for the platform.

I would highly suggest reading this article that goes more in-depth to the causes of "TikTok tics". Social media is far from being the primary cause. This isn't the first time we've had a "Tourette's outbreak" either, and it probably won't be the last.

To answer your question of "have you ever heard of this happening", yes, unfortunately I have first hand experience. My ex-girlfriend claimed she suddenly caught Tourette's from me and now has a TikTok account where she spreads misinformation "awareness" about Tourette Syndrome. She would write down my vocal tics in a notebook whenever we were around, claiming she just thought "they're so funny I want to remember them", and then would go home and film TikToks pretending to have the same tics she'd written down beforehand. She's a terrible person for many reasons and I could probably spend some time talking more about her but I know nobody is interested in that.

What's most important is that anybody with tics, anybody with TS, anybody with FTLBs, still deserve support and proper medical care. At the end of the day this is far from being an individual issue. It's shown some major flaws in the (American) healthcare system, that doctors are so quick to dismiss and ignore the real suffering of young women and transgender individuals. Every single person with tics is impacted by this issue (directly or not). Accusations of faking are at an all-time high, and it's getting harder and harder for me and many other Tourettics to trust people (again, see this post). I have friends and people close to me, diagnosed with TS, who are being accused of faking by their own doctors, and are having their diagnoses under review. In 2021 (which I consider the height of this frenzy) I went to the #1 TS specialist in my country after being on the waitlist for 3+ years, and even she questioned my diagnosis and told me that I would be cured if I deleted my (non-existent) TikTok account.

Just a week ago a young man with TS who was very popular on TikTok died as a result of a tic. For years he had struggled with TS and for years people had accused him of faking. TS is serious. It's not a trend.

Every single person deserves compassion. Every person deserves a chance to be believed, to be listened to (even my ex). Nobody deserves to have their legitimate concerns shunned and ignored, especially by medical professionals. Whether someone has FTLBs, Tourette's, PANS/PANDAS, FND, or any tic-causing disorder, we deserve help. We deserve our experience to be heard. We deserve to be believed.

#long post #this is the last time i will be addressing this #tourette syndrome #tiktok tics #fakers #fakeclaiming #jfc its christmas eve and i spent an hour of my life writing this out

[akkivee]

my favorite ice cream is vanilla bean but damn jakurai not like that 😂😂😂

genuinely though goddamn he has the stomach of a warrior to eat that 😭

btw i think the drama tracks are now avaliable in the albums on youtube in the "topic" thing for artist albums. can be a little annoying to find at times but if you look it should be there

that reminds of some mtr fanart i saw of the three of them; jakurai was enjoying his natto vanilla ice cream and doppo enjoying that drink rio gave him that made hifumi die and hifumi himself was head in hands, in shambles, absolutely devastated that he was the one on his team who had normal functioning tastebuds LOL

wherever you can stream content, you can find the drama tracks lol!!!! for ease of use on yt, if you go on the hypmic channel there should be a nifty ‘releases’ tab that has every album hypmic has released, and includes the drama tracks on those albums!!!!

#vee got an ask #mobile layout tho since i use mobile primarily that’s all i got for you screenshot wise lol #you can also find the first og division tracks subbed on both yt and tiktok!!!!! #also infamously known as tic toc toe by the geriatrics running the usa be sure to watch them there before they ban an entire platform 😉 #anyway i actually used this advice jakurai info hunting lol it was very well timed thanks

[mischiefmanifold]

when a psychiatrist you follow on tiktok says that the rise in tics is caused by social media :|

#they were the only psychiatrist I could find on tiktok who didn’t demonize NPD #fucking disappointing man #tics #tourettes syndrome #tics and tourettes #social media

[prehistorictriforce]

fuck you people who fake tourettes fuck you people who say they want tourettes fuck you people who have made having tourettes into smthn cute quirky and desirable!!!!! i’m mad!!!!!!!! fuck you fuck you fuck you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#this goes for any disorder or anything like. fuck off. #if you think faking this shit doesn’t matter then try like. actually asking ppl that have it??? #tried to explain that i had tourettes to my last employer. they thought i was faking it lmfao #bc they had seen people on tiktok faking it so often. they thought i just WANTED to have tourettes. and i didn’t #get the understanding and kindness i deserved until i could explain my dx and who i got it from #so they could know i wasn’t lying. i shouldn’t have to do that much to ‘prove’ my syndromes and disorders #just bc SOME PEOPLE think it’s cool to act like they have shit or they want to have shit. like NO!!! you’re ACTIVELY harming the communities #and you don’t even fucking care!!!! #my tics hurt!!! they hurt so damn bad some days and i’m one of the LUCKY ONES that has gotten less severe with age!!! #and im medicated!!!!!! and i still have days where i just wanna lay down and cry and never leave my room #some of my tics are cute ones. those tics DO exist. i have a few and have had others over the years that are gone now #but then i pop my joints out of place. pop my jaw out of place over and over. snap my head to the side. and again these are MILD compared to #SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE with ts #bet y’all don’t fucking WANT those tics. bet you don’t WANT to be hitting yourselves full force amd bruising ur skin constantly #i’m sorry for ranting in the tags but holy fucking shit this pissed me off #saw some shit on tumblr and tiktok and im. hooooo buddy. fuck you so bad. #ok. i’ll shut up now. tourettes isn’t fucking quirky. #rant tw #tw rant

[oh-dear-sally]

genuinely what are people teaching kids about mental illness/health, especially on tiktok. i was told i can’t use the term “tics” for my INVOLUNTARY ANXIOUS TICS because it’s only for people with Tourette’s.

i was not told this on tiktok, but in the real world by someone who did not know any better. i had to explain to him that that is not a thing and whoever told him that lied.

#like is this a legit thing???? #i have never heard this before and that’s my formal diagnosis?????? #like what else am i supposed to say??? that’s what they are called???? #tics #anxiety #anxious tics #anxiety tics #mental health #mental illness #mentally fucked #i hate tiktok #tiktok #they always want to make random shot offensive like stfu for ONCE and let people with tics talk for a moment pls #not necessarily targeted towards the person who thought that. he genuinely did not know any better.

[2percentsugar]

been seeing an uptick in posts about ocd lately (good!) and becoming worried that tiktok will find out about this (bad!)

#zeke.txt #dear l-rd stop letting my syndromes disorders become trendy to malinger on tiktok. amen #well i mean. i guess not every trendy tiktok syndrome is one i have. i dont have tics for example #but still