Sudden motor tics would not stop

[Kelculator]

I have rarely experienced motor tics before, but my hands and legs do shake sometimes when I'm anxious/too aware of my limbs.
I was in an anxious episode when I came in contact with someone who has motor tics. This triggered myself to also tic, and my legs and lower back was spasming over.
Over the past few days my legs have stopped ticcing, but my lower back muscles remain very active and the muscles tic very often. I'm now worried that I won't be able to stop it and will experience this from now on. I'm also afraid if something is wrong with my body that could have caused this.

 

[Oracle42]

Subconsciously we sometimes mimic what we see around us. Try to focus on those muscles for a bit and think of not making a tic. Tell yourself you dont have a tic and maybe stretch your back just to somewhat reset your muscles.

If the ticks started right after you were in contact with someone who does I would say there's a good chance nothing's wrong with your body. It's just the subconscious and anxiety mixing there. Believe me one of my cousins had a bad facial tic and shortly after I started to get one. I forced myself to stop and it did go away.

Hope this helps

 

[Kelculator]

Subconsciously we sometimes mimic what we see around us. Try to focus on those muscles for a bit and think of not making a tic. Tell yourself you dont have a tic and maybe stretch your back just to somewhat reset your muscles.

If the ticks started right after you were in contact with someone who does I would say there's a good chance nothing's wrong with your body. It's just the subconscious and anxiety mixing there. Believe me one of my cousins had a bad facial tic and shortly after I started to get one. I forced myself to stop and it did go away.

Hope this helps

The more I focus on the muscles the more I seem to move them. I'm trying my best to make it go away, but yeah, I hope I'm getting there. I'm relieved to know other people have experienced this too.

 

[matisworried]

The more I focus on the muscles the more I seem to move them. I'm trying my best to make it go away, but yeah, I hope I'm getting there. I'm relieved to know other people have experienced this too.

hopefully that's enough to ease your anxiety! symptoms of serious diseases don't tend to flair up just because you're thinking about them! i've experienced similar things... to the point where i thought i had a serious neurological disease. i was convinced i was either dying or beginning the slow descent to a wheelchair...

...then i learned some CBT/distraction techniques. guess what happened when i started implementing them? my symptoms decreased... by, i'd say, 95% more importantly, once i realized what i was experiencing was "just anxiety" the stuff i still was experiencing wasn't nearly as worrisome to me.

 

[Kelculator]

hopefully that's enough to ease your anxiety! symptoms of serious diseases don't tend to flair up just because you're thinking about them! i've experienced similar things... to the point where i thought i had a serious neurological disease. i was convinced i was either dying or beginning the slow descent to a wheelchair...

...then i learned some CBT/distraction techniques. guess what happened when i started implementing them? my symptoms decreased... by, i'd say, 95% more importantly, once i realized what i was experiencing was "just anxiety" the stuff i still was experiencing wasn't nearly as worrisome to me.

Thanks, I'm still pretty worried about my symptoms, but that's very reassuring to here that this happens to others too. I used to be so embarrassed about my problems, like I was imagining all of them. Thanks for the reply.