Tics. Treatment.

[Steel Maiden]

I suffer from tics, verbal and motor. Does anyone know of any non pharmacological methods of treating, or at least reducing them? I've had them since I was a kid.

[ajrocks]

I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions but you aren't alone. at the moment well for a while my son has had a tic with his eye-he can't stop rapid blinking of one eye when hes nervous and sometimes when he's not even.
It really annoys him cause he says its uncomfortable,It was bought on by stress,with him I just try to ignore it cause the more attention drawn to it the worse it gets.
Is yours caused by stressful situations or are they there all the time?

[Steel Maiden]

Stress definitely makes them worse. But so does excitement.

I am going to try and come off caffeine, well at least mostly come off it. I posted a thread about it, sorry, I just don't want to sabotage my exams by being sedated all the time. But at the same time, I don't want to be tic-ing and agitated / restless so often.