{"id":3695,"date":"2021-11-16T06:36:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/16\/the-unknown-is-scary-why-young-women-on-social-media-are-developing-tourettes-like-tics\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T06:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:36:48","slug":"the-unknown-is-scary-why-young-women-on-social-media-are-developing-tourettes-like-tics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/16\/the-unknown-is-scary-why-young-women-on-social-media-are-developing-tourettes-like-tics\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The unknown is scary\u2019: why young women on social media are developing Tourette\u2019s-like tics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doctors have been surprised to see young adults developing tics and seizures that usually start in childhood. Social media has been blamed, but the reality is more complicated<\/p>\n

Michelle Wacek was a TikTok fan years ago, back when the video-sharing app was called Musical.ly. \u201cI went on it for a laugh,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd then I got sucked into the vortex.\u201d She took part in lip-syncing challenges, and followed the influencer Evie Meg<\/a>, who raises awareness about Tourette syndrome among her 14 million followers.<\/p>\n

In April 2020, Wacek was messing around in the kitchen when her husband accidentally clipped her in the face. The then 25-year-old chef had a panic attack. \u201cIt triggered a PTSD response from a previous abusive relationship I was in,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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\nDoctors have been surprised to see young adults developing tics and seizures that usually start in childhood. Social media has been blamed, but the reality is more complicated
\nMichelle Wacek was a TikTok fan years ago, back when the video-sharing app was called Musical.ly. \u201cI went on it for a laugh,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd then I got sucked into the vortex.\u201d She took part in lip-syncing challenges, and followed the influencer Evie Meg, who raises awareness about Tourette syndrome among her 14 million followers.
\nIn April 2020, Wacek was messing around in the kitchen when her husband accidentally clipped her in the face. The then 25-year-old chef had a panic attack. \u201cIt triggered a PTSD response from a previous abusive relationship I was in,\u201d she says. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Doctors have been surprised to see young adults developing tics and seizures that usually start in childhood. Social media has been blamed, but the reality is more complicated Michelle Wacek was a TikTok fan years ago, back when the video-sharing app was called Musical.ly. \u201cI went on it for a laugh,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd then …<\/p>\n

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