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facial muscle spams (ala flash)

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F.A.O.D.
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
100 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-12 04:50:55
February 12 2010 04:45 GMT
#1
hey guys lately ive been noticing sometimes i have these random uncontrollable facial muscle movements. They are very subtle and last less than half a second as in the few people ive asked have not noticed them. As time goes on (last 5 months) they are getting worse. I feel that after watching flash play and being so inspired to try hard in whatever i do (after reading flashes interviews etc) my brain is trying to subconsciously, slowly. copy everything he does, including his facial twitches. Is this possible? I've never encountered anything like this before..

unfortunately my skill is not increasing in a proportionate amount yet ^_^

help ?_?

oops rofl meant spasms not spams XD

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JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
February 12 2010 04:52 GMT
#2
They could be a product of stress or anxiety

i think almost everyone gets some sort of twitch, usually something like the eyelid

what do you mean by getting worse? are they lasting longer, occuring more frequently, becoming painful?
HEY MEYT
DBunny
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada192 Posts
February 12 2010 05:02 GMT
#3
If it's eyelid twitches then it happens to me and people I know when they are sleep deprived and have been staring at one spot for too long.
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
February 12 2010 05:07 GMT
#4
it happens to me too, im pretty sure everyone gets them

just make sure you are sleeping well, eating well and exercising well and give it a month. if you are worried about it after the month, you can go to the doc's and get it checked but i dont think there's anything to be worried about
HEY MEYT
F.A.O.D.
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
100 Posts
February 12 2010 05:34 GMT
#5
yeah its actually all over, sometimes eyelid area sometimes jaw area. But yeah I actually take pretty good care about my body, exercising 4 times a week, keeping a healthy diet, cleanse and moisturizing my skin, the occasional massage, and 8 hours of sleep a day. Theyve been getting more frequent but I think I'll just not worry about it for now, thanks for the responses. And Ill try taking more breaks from staring at the computer screen (sometimes when i close my eyes I see a white square where my screen is)
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eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
February 12 2010 05:34 GMT
#6
Maybe it has to do with the fact that you have played 1675 games on iccup this season.

http://www.iccup.com/gamingprofile/F.A.O.D.[a51].html

thats just freakin insane lol. You weren't kidding when you said you are inspired to try hard in whatever you do.
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
February 12 2010 05:41 GMT
#7
are you under stress, or have a history of seizures or such?
HEY MEYT
prototype.
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada4202 Posts
February 12 2010 05:43 GMT
#8
On February 12 2010 14:34 eXigent. wrote:
Maybe it has to do with the fact that you have played 1675 games on iccup this season.

http://www.iccup.com/gamingprofile/F.A.O.D.[a51].html

thats just freakin insane lol. You weren't kidding when you said you are inspired to try hard in whatever you do.

WOW WTF!

where do you find the time to play so much sc?
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prOxi.swAMi
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Australia3091 Posts
February 12 2010 05:51 GMT
#9
This happens to me a lot.
I don't get much sleep.
But I get spasms in MANY muscles. Legs, arms, face, back, chest. It can get really annoying.
Oh no
LarJarsE
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States1378 Posts
February 12 2010 05:53 GMT
#10
That is ALOT of SC. How old are you, may I ask?
since 98'
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
February 12 2010 06:01 GMT
#11
On February 12 2010 14:51 prOxi.swAMi wrote:
This happens to me a lot.
I don't get much sleep.
But I get spasms in MANY muscles. Legs, arms, face, back, chest. It can get really annoying.

same o.o
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nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
February 12 2010 06:25 GMT
#12
if i drink lots of cofee and little sleep i get the eyelid twitch (: but that's all.
BuGzlToOnl
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5918 Posts
February 12 2010 06:37 GMT
#13
Wow, that is an impressive amount of games for one season...
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33388 Posts
February 12 2010 06:39 GMT
#14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic_disorder

perhaps =o?
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revolover
Profile Joined January 2009
Canada134 Posts
February 12 2010 06:51 GMT
#15
Wow that's probably more games than I've played ever.
KawaiiRice
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States2914 Posts
February 12 2010 06:58 GMT
#16
Holy... freakin.. crap.... wwowowowoowoww

You are a true hero
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Polar_Nada
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States1548 Posts
February 12 2010 07:04 GMT
#17
WTF. i wonder if i should be jealous...or not...xD
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BookTwo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
1985 Posts
February 12 2010 07:06 GMT
#18
haha yeah saw that guy in op irc, everyone was complimenting him
Ftrunkz
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Australia2474 Posts
February 12 2010 07:23 GMT
#19
Go for 2k for the season imo!

Whats the record on most games played in one season? And is that a shared account or something?
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Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
February 12 2010 07:35 GMT
#20
LOL @ facial muscle spams :D
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Loanshark
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
China3094 Posts
February 12 2010 09:50 GMT
#21
You are turning into Flash
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Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17257 Posts
February 12 2010 11:12 GMT
#22
Quaff down some magnesium.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
So no fek
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3001 Posts
February 12 2010 12:41 GMT
#23
On February 12 2010 15:39 Waxangel wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic_disorder

perhaps =o?


Pretty sure that's what Flash has. Remember Tasteless making a joke about his spasms on GOM, then SDM came and went "He really does have Tourettes". I had similar spasms when I went to the doctor as a kid, and they told me the tic disorder is a variation of Tourettes. Looking at the Wiki page, it's more that Tourettes is a tic disorder, in an audible sense, whereas both Flash and I have body jerks/movements.
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Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-12 14:03:14
February 12 2010 13:51 GMT
#24
I have the same thing lol, it's either tics or tourettes (I have mild tourettes). No big deal as along as tics don't disturb him. If you have motor tics only you basically just have tics, motor + vocal (coughing, sniffing what have you) = tourettes.

Flash definately has tics, tourettes or not I dunno. Difference between tics and spasms is that tics are something you do consciously alot of the time but cannot stop doing because there is a incredibly strong urge to tense a certain muscle or do a sound. You can hold it back for a while like when playing SC (I can and apparently Flash does it too) or doing anything else that requires mental quickness and concentration, but after a while that pent up energy needs to find an release and you tic alot.

There are surgeons that have tourettes and function just fine while working. Spasms, like the eyelid thing is involuntary and just happens, mainly because you're low on magnesium due to for example high intake of caffeine (which drives out magnesium out of the body). Many teenage boys have transient tics too, as many as 15-20% but they vanish after weeks or months.

Oh and yeah manitou, magnesium/taurine helps with tics and minor seizures in general
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sassy
Profile Joined December 2009
240 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-12 18:30:31
February 12 2010 18:30 GMT
#25
On February 12 2010 22:51 Foucault wrote:
Spasms, like the eyelid thing is involuntary and just happens, mainly because you're low on magnesium due to for example high intake of caffeine (which drives out magnesium out of the body).


from mcvitamins.com:


If you drink coffee, you may be a special candidate for magnesium deficiency


from wikipedia:

Spices, nuts, cereals, coffee, cocoa, tea, and vegetables are rich sources of magnesium


lolol
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-12 21:11:41
February 12 2010 21:11 GMT
#26
On February 13 2010 03:30 sassy wrote:
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On February 12 2010 22:51 Foucault wrote:
Spasms, like the eyelid thing is involuntary and just happens, mainly because you're low on magnesium due to for example high intake of caffeine (which drives out magnesium out of the body).


from mcvitamins.com:

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If you drink coffee, you may be a special candidate for magnesium deficiency


from wikipedia:

Show nested quote +
Spices, nuts, cereals, coffee, cocoa, tea, and vegetables are rich sources of magnesium


lolol


One cup of coffee provides you with about 7 mg of Magnesium, and considering the RDI for Magnesium is 350-400 in USA, it's not a big amount lol. Also caffeine draws magnesium from your body, so it's really not a good option to make your daily intake higher. Raw coffee has a large amount of magnesium, but who eats 100 grams of coffee each day?

Good choices are nuts, quinoa, oatmeat and vegetables etc.
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