Tics and Compulsions: The big difference (clear, concise version)

A clear, concise version of 'Tics and Compulsions: The big difference' with extra information about tics and compulsions.

Many people think that tics and compulsions are on different ends on the same spectrum. Although they are connected in some ways and people with either Tourette syndrome or obsessive compulsive disorder will often have traits of the other, tics and compulsions are different in that they are responses to different things.

PLEASE NOTE: I begin by explaining my previous theory and then explain my revised theory and end with some more insights into tics and compulsions.


Please note that this video is based on personal theory and not medical or scientific fact.

None of my videos are for sympathy, just for education.
This is not a comedy. If you are looking for something to laugh at, please go elsewhere.
If you have any (polite, respectful, genuine, mature) questions, please go ahead and ask and I'll do my best to try and answer them for you :)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Tourette's
• Tourette
• syndrome
• disorder
• chronic
• transient
• motor
• vocal
• tic
• tics
• TS
• TD
• CTD
• CMTD
• CVTD
• TTD
• obsessive
• compulsive
• OCD
• OCB
• behaviour
• obsession
• compulsion
• autism
• Asperger's
• Asperger
• high
• functioning
• HFA
• PDD-NOS
• health
• sensation
• feeling
• thought
• response
• reaction
• sensory
• premonitory
• urge
• neurological
• neurology
• involuntary
• automatic

[Tictionary]

@kopipeng2000: I'm glad you found it useful. Please feel free to share it with your patients :-)

[welovepies]

is this a young boy or a woman? no offence meant jw.

[Tictionary]

@welovepies: Wouldn't it have been more polite to ask 'are you a young boy or a woman?' rather than directing it as though I myself were an object who couldn't answer with 'is this'? But never mind :) I am a woman. I have short hair because my face is sensitive to light touch and I can't stand the feel of my hair brushing against my face.

[welovepies]

oh sorry :)

[Tictionary]

@welovepies: No problem :)

[sexydoomonster12]

Haha he's a dude, he's just joking.

[Tictionary]

@sexydoomonster12: No, I'm not a 'dude'. Though of course your profile says you're ten so I suppose I shouldn't really expect any better from you.

[borderline04]

Hello Tictionary

I think this video is excellent and puts clearly into words what I have been trying to understand myself and get across to others (including my treatment team) for years. I am even tempted to suggest to my psychiatrist that she looks at your video. Thank you so much, Tictionary.

[WingedDrant]

More people should see this; it was very clear and well spoken, giving a well constructed statement. I especially loved the graphs, even if it's outdated by the end of the video.

[janeyanna]

Hi, I was wondering if you know why exactly there is a distinction made between 'motor' tics and 'phonic' tics, resulting in four different types of tic disorder.

A 'phonic' tic, after all, is a motor action of the chest muscles and vocal chords.

Wouldn't it make more sense to distinct between 'motor' tics and 'thought' tics (compulsions)?

[veer49]

So my compulsions are autistic compulsions.. I already knew that because I am autistic, but your definition was very recognizable for me and your video was very informative.

[kopipeng2000]

my goodness. you've made an excellent and most helpful contribution here. thank you so much for putting this together. really appreciate this! i work as a child / adolescent psychiatrist and would love to show these to a couple of my patients...if you don't mind?

[zombietooth]

is there a relation between tourettes and stuttering? It was interesting as well hearing you also bring up autism and the differences between tourettes

your video is very good, and am learning a lot about the brain from this, I am very

dyslexic and am left handed. many dyslexics are lefties and each persons condition varies and know it is the same with tourettes, it is interesting how vast the brain is as well as the differences between each persons condition. is this chemical or electrical?

[JonahTorn]

When I feel I need to even up I also relate that to sensory overload and noticing how things feel more. I want to even up after being touched on one side. I respond to the fact that I feel different on one part of my body than the other

Ex:  My right arm is touched and I feel wrong & want to feel the same way on the other arm. I want to be feel the same on the left and I want it to be cause by the same person or thing that touched the right.

[shriswamiramanand]

very clear, good job!

[SETIat1420MHz]

Awesome, both brilliant and beautiful!!!

[blckscab]

I just wanted to say thank you for making this video. I never really understood why my face twitched.... I would always just say there nervous twitches if anyone asked... Really affected me during my life.

My tics include rolling my eyes and moving my eyebrows, i used to make a noises and uncontrollably nod when i was younger, so im thankfull they have stopped.

So does this mean i may have tourettes?... It seems the older i get, the longer the list gets for my mental problems =(

Thanks again