According to this article on PubMed, dystonic tics “are relatively slow and temporarily sustained twisting, pulling, or squeezing movements producing briefly maintained abnormal postures.”
From the description, the closest tics I have to these are neck related. I have an urge to make the ‘popping’ sound and to do this I move my head really slowly side to side. But it isn’t the normal movement you often see people do, it looks more forceful, frequent and longer in duration. At least in my opinion it feels that way, maybe onlookers see it differently.
I have seen many content creators with Tourette experience these tics. They seem fairly common and look to be painful as well as tiring. They also seem very hard to mask, meaning those that have them have difficulty hiding them if they wanted to.
It’s no surprise media companies look for Dystonic tics when making documentaries.
The 1973 movie The Exorcist has been speculated to actually involve Tourette syndrome. Many of the movements made throughout the movie could be considered dystonic tics.
I am yet so see a direct quote or clip from an interview, if anyone has please let me know. But it doesn’t surprise me that sufferers in the past were judged and accused of being possessed. The history of Tourette syndrome shows us that.
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