Recent research has revealed a ‘parallel pandemic' of unexplained tics in young people.
addiction. As the report states: “Rapid onset of FTLBs occurred in all participants during the pandemic period , and all endorsed exposure to influencers on social media with tics or Tourette’s Syndrome.”
Later in the report, this connection was explored further: “In some cases, the patients specifically identified an association between these media exposures and the onset of symptoms… This exposure to tics or tic-like behaviours is a plausible trigger for the behaviors observed in at least some of these patients, based on a disease modeling mechanism.”
Out of the 20 patients with FTLBs, eight had “complex vocalizations consisting of the repetition of random words or phrases ; 11 of 20 engaged in the repetition of curse words, or obscene, offensive, or derogatory statements; 13 of 20 had complex arm/hand movements ; and 14 of 20 had complex behaviors in which they would hit or bang part of their body, other people , or objects.”
“External factors like watching popular social media personalities' videos portraying tics or tic-like behaviors may have instilled a belief that ‘tics’ may catalyze peer acceptance or even popularity.” With the hashtagat over 400 million views on TikTok, this insight might cause some worry.
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