Posted by bookgurl99 on August 31, 2003, at 22:24:00
In reply to Facial twitches in SA, posted by Budgie on August 30, 2003, at 22:27:38
Budgie,
All I can say is that I'm perceived as being calm, except by those close to me -- who see me as 'nervous.' My eyes blink a lot, an unusual amount, and have since late adolescence. It happens much more when I'm nervous or even just making a joke in public, but I'm often not aware of feeling nervous or even of the blinking when it's happening.
One thing though -- it is SURE to happen more if I'm more aware of it.
I notice that sometimes other people with tics will start ticking more around me; I think they feel self-conscious and just start doing it. My poor professor started doing it in the first meeting of a class the other day -- I hope I don't keep setting him off that way!
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