Anxiety tics are involuntary physical or vocal responses triggered by extreme stress or anxiety. These manifestations range from simple motor tics like rapid eye blinking or shoulder shrugging to more complex vocal tics such as grunting or throat clearing. While often centered around the head and neck area, anxiety tics can also involve other body parts. Note that these tics...[ read more ]

I feel everyone’s eyes on me as I walk through the store. I try to sink into myself, make myself disappear, but it doesn’t work. I can feel a tic coming and I try to hold it back, but it bursts out of me and I hit my chest. Pain blooms through my collarbone. I’m on the edge of panicking,...[ read more ]