tics

[Chado2423]

So I have tics... and my parent's think I'm faking them, because I've never had them before, or if I had they weren't very noticable as they are now. How can I show my parents that this stuff is for real, and that I need their support?

[Nicketas]

You can't force someone, even your parents, to believe something, but you can fix the problem.

Seek out an EMDR Therapist.

EMDR.com, click "find a therapist"

Call them and set up an appointment. They're very friendly.

[Lauxa]

After mulling on this a little while, here is my opinion.

You get what you give.

So if you want understanding and support from your parents, try giving your parents your understanding and support.

If you feel you have so many problems right now that you are unable to give understanding and support to others, do it anyways. It might help you move through your own problems as well.

[Chado2423]

Originally Posted by Lauxa

After mulling on this a little while, here is my opinion.

You get what you give.

So if you want understanding and support from your parents, try giving your parents your understanding and support.

If you feel you have so many problems right now that you are unable to give understanding and support to others, do it anyways. It might help you move through your own problems as well.

I try to educate my mother, but it just turns into a big argument. My condition also affects me at work.

[Bitsy]

Chado, I agree with what Nicketas said. Another thing you could try is EFT. There is a free manual showing how to do it, although many of the steps in that manual are unnecessary. You can find information on the method here EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques -- Learn from the Founder Gary Craig

I had developed an unconscious habit of clenching my teeth and jaws shut at night when I would sleep and just when waking up. It developed in conjunction with traumas I experienced in a relationship. Tapping about the reflex of clenching my jaws shut has been helping me to stop clenching. It begins to alleviate the unconscious habit automatically from using EFT for it. I also have another physical ailment, more serious and more painful, that I believe also developed due to traumas from that same relationship and I am working on getting rid of that one too.

I know from your other posts that your tics developed from similar traumatic experiences to mine.

If you have any questions about how to do the EFT, you can pm me.

Concerning your parents, I don't know if there is a way.

[Chado2423]

I know its late in my life, but is possible to have late (adult) onset of Tourettes?