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 Key Takeaways:

• Voluntarily leaning into blinking urge in an exaggerated way helps
• Then taking slow deep breaths while holding eye tic position  
• Makes me friend not enemy; repeated practice rewires response 

For over a decade, I've had an uncontrollable tic in my left eye that just won't quit. Out of nowhere, my eye starts rapid twitching and fluttering dozens of times a day. As you can imagine, it's distracting, disruptive, and downright maddening at times. I can't tell you how many strange looks I've gotten over the years from people wondering what the heck is wrong with me. 

Like many with motor tics, I often feel frustrated and judged when the tic acts up. It's an involuntary impulse I have no control over in the moment. When the ticging starts, it's like my eye has a mind of its own. I used to berate myself thinking "Why can't I just be normal and make this stop?" But the negative self-talk only makes the urge to tic even stronger. It's a vicious...

It's infuriating - our nose - isn't it?

My nose was the first Tic that I had when I was 13. I used to wrinkle it, incessantly.

I ticced that nose hundreds of times a day.

As a young boy, I was also bullied - labelled as "rabbit" and "twitchy."

Maybe you can relate to name-calling if you are ticcing, and are looking for some relief.

At Motor Tic Mastery, we support our clients to relate to their bodies better, release emotions, and clear any subtle layers of trauma. Our approach to Tics is behavioural and holistic, not pharmaceutical in nature. 

A sniffing tic is a type of tic disorder characterized by the repetitive, involuntary sniffing of the nose.

Is that what's happening to you or your child? Is it repetitive? Can you control it?

Most people say they can control and 'hold' a tic for a short period of time, but this is not a long-term solution. if you are constantly trying to 'hold' tics back then you're creating 2 movements in your body and psyche! One of wanting to tic,...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that aims to modify negative patterns of thought and behavior. It is based on the idea that our thoughts and beliefs influence our feelings and actions. In the case of Tics, the action is through a movement of the body. 

CBT involves identifying and changing negative or unhealthy thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to psychological (and physical) distress. It is a collaborative process between the therapist and the patient, and it usually involves structured sessions in which the therapist helps the patient to identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts, and to learn new, more adaptive ways of thinking and behaving.

CBT can be used to treat a wide range of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, phobias, eating disorders, substance abuse as well as motor & vocal tics. It is often considered a first-line treatment for these conditions because it has been shown to be effective in...

We utilize a range of disciplines to Stop Tics at Motor Tic Mastery.

Traditionally, Medicine & CBT has been offered. Plus a little habit reversal therapy.

However, HRT doesn't get to the root cause of the creation of a Tic - we usually Tic because a safety mechanism within our system has been triggered. We are on high alert constantly. The shutters are down. We are living in extreme vigilance.

Maybe you know what I mean if you live with this condition. 

Furthermore, many of us are becoming apathetic towards medicine. We don't really believe it can help, or there are so many side effects that it's just not worth using these medicines. 

What's left? CBT. 

CBT is great for shifting mindset, bringing awareness to unconscious behaviours and examining how we think and thus emote. 

However, it's just one part of the puzzle that we utilize at MTM.

Our standardised 8-week Coaching & CBT for Tics Zoom Call Program pulls on tools, techniques and practices from...

I had these tics for over 20 years, and it took me 5 years or so to become 99% healed.

I don't expect it to take YOU that long to let go of the condition, especially if you haven't been ticcing for as long as I have... AND because you have a coach & mentor to help you succeed... (me!)

I started Motor Tic Mastery just over a year ago, and over the last year, I've created a system of healing to Stop Tics & Tourettes (it's called the MTM Method) that uses modern mental and emotional healing methodologies grounded in psychology and eastern medicine. 

So- are you ready to stop the tic? slow down the tic? reduce the number of times that you tic? how about calm the tic or get rid of it FOREVER?!

I've created this short training for you to understand the inner workings of your psyche so that you can better get to grip with WHY you're ticcing and how it erupts in your body.  

It'll give you a fresh perspective on this very intimate condition, and help you...