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MentalIllnessObsessed
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27 Sep 2016, 8:35 pm

Hello. So for the past month or two, I have to keep blinking my eyes. Like forcefully. I don't have any pleasure out of it so it's not a stim. It feels weird and is unnatural. So I'm wondering if this is a tic or if someone else has this? It's really annoying mainly, because I probably look weird blinking forcefully. And it feels weird as stated before. Would there be any reason why I'm doing this?

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nick007
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27 Sep 2016, 10:58 pm

Did you change meds or dosages around the time it started :?: I did that when I was on the antipsychotic Geodon/Ziprasidone & was told it was a tic. I'm not sure if it's a tic or not for you thou.

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transsupernatural
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28 Sep 2016, 4:00 pm

Could be body obsessed OCD? I have OCD, and when I was younger I couldn't stop forcing myself to swallow.

MentalIllnessObsessed
Pileated woodpecker

Joined: 22 Jul 2016
Age: 24
Gender: Female
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Location: Ontario, Canada

30 Sep 2016, 10:31 pm

nick007 wrote:

Did you change meds or dosages around the time it started :?:

I did that when I was on the antipsychotic Geodon/Ziprasidone & was told it was a tic. I'm not sure if it's a tic or not for you thou.

Hello. No, I have not changed my medication in about a year and this started to happen only a few months ago. I am going to go off my medication (lower the dose slowly) starting tomorrow though, so I could see if it is caused by medication change.

MentalIllnessObsessed
Pileated woodpecker

Joined: 22 Jul 2016
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Posts: 193
Location: Ontario, Canada

30 Sep 2016, 10:33 pm

transsupernatural wrote:

Could be body obsessed OCD? I have OCD, and when I was younger I couldn't stop forcing myself to swallow.

Greetings. I am unsure. I haven't heard it presented like this before. Maybe it is. I am not obsessed with my eyes blinking though. It will randomly start happening why doing something. But I guess this also happens with my actual OCD traits too (violent intrusive thoughts). So I don't know.

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