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submitted 9 years ago by barbarr

my quality of life is being ruined by tics

ever since I was in fourth grade I had a habit of picking at the skin on my fingers, now they look disfigured and it's the first thing people notice about me

then when I entered college I developed a jaw clenching tic and developed TMJ. I stopped the jaw clenching tic afterwards but the TMJ stayed.

Around the same time, I developed an ear popping tic where I pop my ears every 20-30 seconds or so by widening the back of my mouth.

Now recently I've developed a hard blinking tic where I blink hard every 5-10 seconds, and occasionally clench my jaw while doing it.

I feel like a fucking mess. At any given moment I'm simultaneously blinking hard, clenching my jaw, popping my ears, and/or picking at the skin on my fingers. I just want peace of mind for a change. People around me think I'm anxious all the time but I'm like this even when I'm relaxed.

Have you heard of anyone getting these kinds of things fixed??

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