"When I'm playing the music, my mind's reading the music. I'm playing, so my tics don't happen." Helen Whittle, 37, has ...

That reaction will help you relax. The third step allows you to tweak your nervous tics — without eliminating them entirely — so that you don't look quite so frazzled. For example, if you know ...

Now, these are nervous tics in action. According to the World Health Organization, nervous tics are sudden, repetitive, non-rhythmic movements or involuntary vocalisations. They can range from ...

Now, these are nervous tics in action. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nervous tics are sudden, repetitive, non-rhythmic movements or vocalisations that occur involuntarily.

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I'm playing, so my tics don't happen." Helen Whittle, 37, has functional neurological disorder (FND), which affects the nervous system and can lead to life-changing symptoms. She was diagnosed ...