Teenage Girls Developing Uncontrollable Tics During Lockdown

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Psychiatrists are describing an "explosion of tics" as more and more girls are sent home for twitching, shouting, hitting and collapsing at school

They don't care.

So according to the paediatrian interviewed in the Vice Article

“There are also suspected personal vulnerability factors, for instance unidentified neurodevelopmental disorders (autism spectrum disorder, specific learning difficulties and ADHD) and previous history of anxiety symptoms. Family history of neurodevelopmental disorders including tics, chronic illness, anxiety and depression are also important,” she explains.

It's not like these are NT girls who randomly develop tics. The girls are likely to have an underlying neurological condition triggered by lockdown. The lockdown is a form of "diathesis stress".

the tic from tik tok?

I missed the link for this in my first reading.

Role of social media?

There is some concern that social media and websites such as TikTok that promote the sharing of videos of influencers with symptoms may have a part to play. These sites appear to have exploded in popularity; for example, the site TikTok #tourettes (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe8e62aS/ accessed 12 Feb 2021) has 2.5 billion views, having approximately doubled in viewing in the last month (January–February 2021). Some teenage girls report increased consumption of such videos prior to symptom onset, while others have posted videos and information about their movements and sounds on social media sites. They report that they gain peer support, recognition and a sense of belonging from this exposure. This attention and support may be inadvertently reinforcing and maintaining symptoms. The role of social media needs further exploration, particularly the potential for ‘contagion’ and the maladaptive gains that might unintentionally arise from this peer identification.

https://adc.bmj.com/content/106/5/420

How does watching Tik Tok induce tics? I think its more plausible that these are stress-induced from long periods of lockdown and curtailed freedoms. Maybe these teens are watching screens late into the night resulting sleep problems.

Stress and sleep problems are both known to induce neurological changes such as tics

We have to see if they develop tocs also.

most of them already have that.

So...if you're forced indoors you get tics from stress.

But if you're free to go outdoors ...you ticks (the 8 legged kind that carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Lyme's disease).

So ya cant win!

Lockdown does no good to anybody. All it might do is prevent a couple of thousand more COVID deaths than we already had during lockdown (which was a lot anyway). All lockdown does is bring the country into trillions of unpayable debt, cause people to become lonely, isolated, mentally ill, and physically ill from not being exposed to other germs our immune systems need to thrive, causes children to lack development on their social skills and lack in important education, and lots more.

Quick!Burn all the witches!! Witchery is afoot in the village.

Well until this tic talk is found outside the UK, Fnord may be on to something..

But all the Halucinogenic fungus I have tried dont give me tics, even though Im adhd and had a twitchy eyelid once.

maybe an alergy?

Look up "Toxic Mould".

Good catch Fnord, Mycotoxins released indoors are associated with muscle twitches

Know your mold.
https://moldguide101.com/types-of-mold/blue-mold/

Damn!
If you suspect any blue mold infestation, try to have further examination when you experience the following symptoms:

Itchy eyes
Constant sneezing
Nasal congestion
Itchy lips
Running nose
Etc