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Posted by amd on December 19, 2021, at 17:43:50
This is going to sound utterly insane, but here goes.
I have this incredibly annoying tic / urge when I'm reading certain books to put the pages against my face. I feel completely uncomfortable until I do so, almost like an itch you have to scratch, but worse. I had a mild version of this when I was younger but it's gotten beyond distracting. I'm not trolling here. I don't have any other kinds of tics like that, but with shiny-paged books (like color prints) and even with my iPhone the urge torturously remains until I rub my phone on my forehead or between my temples. I don't know what it is or how to stop it and it makes me miserable when it happens! What is this craziness? Is there medicine for it or a cure? What causes it, any chemical imbalance?
I know - I want to laugh at me too. But it's distressing enough that it's causing me real pain these days. Making it so I can't do one of my favorite things, which is to read. (Luckily that urge doesn't happen when I'm at a screen, where I spend most of my working time.)
Any advice or suggestions very much appreciated.
Posted by amd on December 19, 2021, at 22:11:01
In reply to Miserable tic, posted by amd on December 19, 2021, at 17:43:50
Correction: I said tic, but this is a compulsion.
Posted by Lamdage22 on December 20, 2021, at 2:22:40
In reply to Re: Miserable compulsion, posted by amd on December 19, 2021, at 22:11:01
So you think you have OCD?
Posted by amd on December 20, 2021, at 6:35:38
In reply to Re: Miserable compulsion, posted by Lamdage22 on December 20, 2021, at 2:22:40
I dont know. Its very specific. That compulsion only. Nothing else.
Posted by undopaminergic on December 20, 2021, at 7:39:54
In reply to Miserable tic, posted by amd on December 19, 2021, at 17:43:50
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> Any advice or suggestions very much appreciated.From what I've read in passing, they use SSRIs and antipsychotics for OCD. Have you tried them?
In my personal experience, nicotine helps too.
-undopaminergic
Posted by Jay2112 on December 21, 2021, at 12:51:49
In reply to Miserable tic, posted by amd on December 19, 2021, at 17:43:50
> This is going to sound utterly insane, but here goes.
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> I have this incredibly annoying tic / urge when I'm reading certain books to put the pages against my face. I feel completely uncomfortable until I do so, almost like an itch you have to scratch, but worse. I had a mild version of this when I was younger but it's gotten beyond distracting. I'm not trolling here. I don't have any other kinds of tics like that, but with shiny-paged books (like color prints) and even with my iPhone the urge torturously remains until I rub my phone on my forehead or between my temples. I don't know what it is or how to stop it and it makes me miserable when it happens! What is this craziness? Is there medicine for it or a cure? What causes it, any chemical imbalance?
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> I know - I want to laugh at me too. But it's distressing enough that it's causing me real pain these days. Making it so I can't do one of my favorite things, which is to read. (Luckily that urge doesn't happen when I'm at a screen, where I spend most of my working time.)
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> Any advice or suggestions very much appreciated.
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>Hi amd:
No need to apologize, at all! I used to have a very bad tic with clearing my throat, and yes, it is VERY distressing. I have read that it could be a form of OCD. Can I ask, are you diagnosed with anything? Are you on any meds right now? One of the safest meds I heard for tics is risperidone (Risperdal). I imagine the SRI's may possibly work, too.
Jay
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