Up to 25 percent of all children contend with the emotional pain of facial tics. This problem can most accurately be explained as a repetitive, continual spasm that affects the muscles of both the eyes and the face. The true cause is frequently unclear, but research has demonstrated a strong link between stressors and an increase in the evidence of symptoms.
Another explanation for the development of tics is deficiencies in essential vitamins or minerals, such as magnesium. In some cases, facial tics are symptoms of disorders of the nervous system, including Tourette syndrome, a health condition resulting from a malfunction of the nervous system. Tourette syndrome is thought to have a hereditary facet as well.
A few examples of a facial tic are rapid eye movements or eye blinking, squinting, mouth or nose wrinkling, twitching, grunting, mouth twitches, facial grimacing, facial twitches, and throat clearing. A tic often starts early in an individual’s physical development, and can last for only weeks, months, or even years. In some cases, the condition persists into adulthood.
Facial tics can persist and increase anxious disorders in a child already experiencing significant stress because of the condition itself. Children’s playmates are often extremely cruel, making fun of the child’s problem. Further, teachers who fail to understand and fail to help other students to understand and assist the child in conquering his problem can can create a devastatingly negative impact on a child’s self-esteem.
This issue, however, is not limited to the affected child. Adults who find themselves dealing with a facial tic find this extremely difficult to manage. These individuals often struggle with significant social difficulties. In some situations, a person can develop the ability to recognize the onset and control the impulse that results in the facial tic. Even this, however, can result in intense emotional and physical energy drains. Low self-esteem is often a major issue with which these people wrestle. Often, these individuals struggle with low self-esteem.
Adults who experience cessation of the humiliating effects of facial grimaces and other tics are afforded with an opportunity for social rebirth. Their view of themselves is altered, and they no longer are afraid to experience the fullness of life. Youths who overcome the effects of this disorder can be freed from the agonizing stress that impairs their social lives, and live with joy instead of emotional pain.
Sometimes, medications, such as mildly sedating drugs, can help treat this condition. While the medications may decrease the appearance of these symptoms, the medications themselves can often cause undesired side effects. For this reason, individuals frequently turn alternative therapies to help them in treating their condition.
Two treatment approaches that have offered exciting potential in helping persons to control facial tics are hypnosis and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). These therapies capitalize on the strengths of the individual’s unconscious mind to assist them manage the repetitive behavior. Because these therapies address the source of the difficulty through intervening in the unconscious where the problem originates, they are significantly more beneficial than traditional therapy approaches that just attempt to control eye blinking, mouth twitches, squinting, facial grimacing, facial twitches, grunting, or other types of impulsive behavior.
Hypnotherapy allows the person being treated to enter a peaceful trancelike state and accept suggestions that assist them to expel stress. Because tics are a result of suppressed tension within a person’s body, expelling this tension enables them to successfully control the spasm. After several sessions, the client ought to be capable of experience the ability to cope with tension successfully.
Those therapists who employ NLP assist the client to train his or her mind to use thoughts that stress them as triggers for thoughts that will relax them. Furthermore, the individual learns to use an unrelated part of the body, like a toe, to re-channel the tension that would in other circumstances be expressed by the facial tic. Through the use of this technique allows individuals to overcome tension without resorting to the humiliating impulse.
Another positive outcome of these two therapies is that the client is not subjected to adverse effects from medication type therapies. For this reason, both hypnosis and NLP are usually considered to be the treatment of choice for individuals who suffer from tics, such as nose wrinkling, or throat clearing, because these interventions do not have unwanted side effects. This avoids significant anguish and stress for the affected person.
Summary: Facial tics are often socially destructive and may yield serious consequences. Boys are most likely to experience this difficulty, which can persist into adulthood; however girls may also experience difficulties with tics. Although several treatment methods are available, hypnosis and NLP appear to be the safest methods, because they have no undesirable side effects and are very effective.
Up to 25 percent of all children suffer from the embarrassing annoyance of facial tics, which can still be evident into adulthood. The exact cause is undefined, even though medical research shows a strong link between stressors and an increase in the evidence of symptoms. This discussion examines the available treatments, as well as their advantages and weaknesses.
Another explanation for the development of tics is deficiencies in essential vitamins or minerals, such as magnesium. In some cases, facial tics are symptoms of disorders of the nervous system, including Tourette syndrome, a health condition resulting from a malfunction of the nervous system. Tourette syndrome is thought to have a hereditary facet as well.
A few examples of a facial tic are rapid eye movements or eye blinking, squinting, mouth or nose wrinkling, twitching, grunting, mouth twitches, facial grimacing, facial twitches, and throat clearing. A tic often starts early in an individual’s physical development, and can last for only weeks, months, or even years. In some cases, the condition persists into adulthood.
Facial tics can persist and increase anxious disorders in a child already experiencing significant stress because of the condition itself. Children’s playmates are often extremely cruel, making fun of the child’s problem. Further, teachers who fail to understand and fail to help other students to understand and assist the child in conquering his problem can can create a devastatingly negative impact on a child’s self-esteem.
This issue, however, is not limited to the affected child. Adults who find themselves dealing with a facial tic find this extremely difficult to manage. These individuals often struggle with significant social difficulties. In some situations, a person can develop the ability to recognize the onset and control the impulse that results in the facial tic. Even this, however, can result in intense emotional and physical energy drains. Low self-esteem is often a major issue with which these people wrestle. Often, these individuals struggle with low self-esteem.
Adults who experience cessation of the humiliating effects of facial grimaces and other tics are afforded with an opportunity for social rebirth. Their view of themselves is altered, and they no longer are afraid to experience the fullness of life. Youths who overcome the effects of this disorder can be freed from the agonizing stress that impairs their social lives, and live with joy instead of emotional pain.
Sometimes, medications, such as mildly sedating drugs, can help treat this condition. While the medications may decrease the appearance of these symptoms, the medications themselves can often cause undesired side effects. For this reason, individuals frequently turn alternative therapies to help them in treating their condition.
Two treatment approaches that have offered exciting potential in helping persons to control facial tics are hypnosis and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). These therapies capitalize on the strengths of the individual’s unconscious mind to assist them manage the repetitive behavior. Because these therapies address the source of the difficulty through intervening in the unconscious where the problem originates, they are significantly more beneficial than traditional therapy approaches that just attempt to control eye blinking, mouth twitches, squinting, facial grimacing, facial twitches, grunting, or other types of impulsive behavior.
Hypnotherapy allows the person being treated to enter a peaceful trancelike state and accept suggestions that assist them to expel stress. Because tics are a result of suppressed tension within a person’s body, expelling this tension enables them to successfully control the spasm. After several sessions, the client ought to be capable of experience the ability to cope with tension successfully.
Those therapists who employ NLP assist the client to train his or her mind to use thoughts that stress them as triggers for thoughts that will relax them. Furthermore, the individual learns to use an unrelated part of the body, like a toe, to re-channel the tension that would in other circumstances be expressed by the facial tic. Through the use of this technique allows individuals to overcome tension without resorting to the humiliating impulse.
Another positive outcome of these two therapies is that the client is not subjected to adverse effects from medication type therapies. For this reason, both hypnosis and NLP are usually considered to be the treatment of choice for individuals who suffer from tics, such as nose wrinkling, or throat clearing, because these interventions do not have unwanted side effects. This avoids significant anguish and stress for the affected person.
Summary: Facial tics are often socially destructive and may yield serious consequences. Boys are most likely to experience this difficulty, which can persist into adulthood; however girls may also experience difficulties with tics. Although several treatment methods are available, hypnosis and NLP appear to be the safest methods, because they have no undesirable side effects and are very effective.
Up to 25 percent of all children suffer from the embarrassing annoyance of facial tics, which can still be evident into adulthood. The exact cause is undefined, even though medical research shows a strong link between stressors and an increase in the evidence of symptoms. This discussion examines the available treatments, as well as their advantages and weaknesses.
