Temple twitching

[AriaRen]

My left hand temple won't stop twitching, been going on for about half an hour constant now, I'm terrified

 

[bin_tenn]

I doubt it's anything to be concerned about. I know it isn't that easy, I hope that helps at least a little.

 

[AriaRen]

I'd believe that if it was just a one off, but it won't stop. I'm really really scared.

 

[ThankfulJen]

I get those sometimes. Used to get them a lot when I was younger. Never turned out to be anything bad!

 

[bin_tenn]

I get twitching all over the place that sometimes lasts for weeks. Duration of twitching means nothing.

 

[Cuchculan]

Maybe it is a Covid thing? Who really knows.

 

[AriaRen]

Maybe it is a Covid thing? Who really knows.

Potentially. Just really worrying. Still happening occasionally this morning. Will just need to ride it out for a bit, but it can't mean anything good.

 

[AriaRen]

Still happening, that's definitely not right

 

[Doug97]

it can't mean anything good.

It means nothing. How is it any different from all the other twitching you've had? I've had twitching in my face for ages, as well as everywhere else. It's Benign Fasciculation Syndrome, made worse by extreme anxiety.

 

[AriaRen]

It means nothing. How is it any different from all the other twitching you've had? I've had twitching in my face for ages, as well as everywhere else. It's Benign Fasciculation Syndrome, made worse by extreme anxiety.

I've had twitches for over a year, and I've never had them in my temple. I don't have anything major to be anxious about right now either, I feel okay. I guess I just need to deal with it for a bit, I can't do anything about it whilst I have covid, but my twitches changing scares me a lot.

 

[Doug97]

But if it wasn't ALS before, it isn't now. Nothing has really changed. My twitches move around all the time. And they can often appear in a new place AFTER I've calmed down. A lot of my symptoms are delayed after-effects of panic.

 

[Jason75]

I get twitching all over my body. Sometimes my bicep would twitch for an entire day , or my eyelid etc.... Been like that for years. I am not to concerned about it really. Twitching is a major symptom of anxiety.

 

[Doug97]

The more I worried about my twitching, the more haywire they went. When I finally accepted that it's Benign Fasciculation Syndrome, they almost all stopped.

 

[Jason75]

The more I worried about my twitching, the more haywire they went. When I finally accepted that it's Benign Fasciculation Syndrome, they almost all stopped.

Right. Twitching is annoying but rarely a sign of anything serious in someone that has bad axniety.

 

[Doug97]

I'd go so far as to say it's NEVER a sign of anything serious, if it's not accompanied by other signs or symptoms.

If you've had twitching for over a year and it hasn't developed into anything by now, you're 100% safe, completely guaranteed.

 

[AriaRen]

Thank you both I promise I'm usually a rational person, haha, I sometimes just have these blips and it's hard to come out of them. Thanks for reminding me of the facts, I appreciate it.

 

[Doug97]

I've been reading about hypochondria and there's a lot of belief that it comes from underlying worries about something in our lives that's bothering us but that we don't feel we can fix. Things unrelated to illnesses. I think that's the case for me, is it for you?

 

[Iugrad91]

It’s stress. Just because you haven’t had them there before means nothing. I’ve gotten them in various parts over the years. Never means anything but stress. Especially if it’s just over a few days. Give it some time to calm down, they will go away.

 

[AriaRen]

I've been reading about hypochondria and there's a lot of belief that it comes from underlying worries about something in our lives that's bothering us but that we don't feel we can fix. Things unrelated to illnesses. I think that's the case for me, is it for you?

When I had counselling for it last year, we believed it stemmed from a past relationship I was in, about 7 years ago, that was very abusive. I'd just started living with my current boyfriend when this all started, and I think it stirred up a lot from the past. My therapist said that I was expected things to go wrong again, but because they weren't, my brain was basically harbouring all this anxiety, with no real cause, so my body had to expel it somehow, and here we are. I think being off work ill has allowed mg brain a bit much free time, hopefully once I'm working again I'll be too busy to be anxious, haha.

 

[Doug97]

Yes, I have too much free time, it definitely doesn't help.

Are you still in counselling? I've just started and I think it's helping. It's expensive though, £100 per session!