Twitching - Part 2

July 07, 2006 by

Margaret Fishman

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How Many Disorders Can There Be for One Symptom?

It took about six months and lots of therapy before I started to crawl out of the post-Wilma darkness that had descended upon my life. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a strange and unwelcome beast tha

t I have been living with off an on for about six years now. The good thing about it is that it does get better – lots better – so much better that it lulls you into a sense of complacency so you think that it’s gone. Then, WHAM! Something really weird out of the blue will trigger a memory or sensation and darned if you don’t want to crawl right back under the covers again.

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Twitching - Part 1

Each night is an adventure and an experiment. I never know when the twitching will start and how or if I will be able to quell it. Some nights are as easy as popping a piece of nicotine gum and climbing into my own bed.

By Margaret Fishman | Published 7/2/2006 | Read more »

Nocturnal Muscle Twitching

Have you ever been lying in bed, almost ready to drift off to sleep and suddenly, from nowhere, your arm, leg or some other body part just "jumps" all by itself?

By Roberk | Published 10/31/2007 | Read more »

Twitching Muscle Series: Part 5 - How This Muscle Twitching Syndrome Wreaks Havoc on the Mind

Who'd ever think that minor muscle twitching could bring sheer terror to a healthy person's life?

By Jillita Horton | Published 7/26/2007 | Read more »

Twitching Muscle Series: Part 6 - Information that Will Reassure You You'll Be Just Fine

Is your life ruined because you think that your twitching muscles means ALS? Here is the information you absolutely need to know.

By Jillita Horton | Published 7/26/2007 | Read more »

Twitching Muscle Series Part 1: Do Muscle Twitches Have You Terrified?

Many people suffer from a mysterious condition in which they become consumed by intense fear - fear that they will be dead within five years, all because of two things: muscle twitching, and the Internet.

By Jillita Horton | Published 7/26/2007 | Read more »

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Jillita Horton

I'm curious as to whether or not you're still twitching up a storm, and if you've made any new "discoveries" about it.

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Posted on 03/22/2008 at 10:03:30 PM

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My comment is cliche, but I'm saying it anyway: "Hindsight is always 20/20." But I must also add that when we do look back on events and the lightbulb comes on, that is a wonderful relief and acknowledgment that we are all still a contributing part of this old world.