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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by kneebonian on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @02:56PM (#33886129)
I have this happen to I've always assumed it was an anxiety response. The interesting things is I am able to control it to some extent, I used to hit myself, now I mutter profanities. Anyone else do something like this?
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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by rjbwork on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:19PM (#33886455)
Yup. I just say fuck and shake my head. Apparently this is rather normal behavior...
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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by sgu999 on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:25PM (#33886527)
According to who? I have the same issue and it's annoying.
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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by rjbwork on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:54PM (#33886892)
Well, there are a bunch of us in this thread, and I've heard many people talk about it over the years both IRL and elsewhere on the internet. Maybe "normal" is the wrong word, but it does seem to be exceedingly common.

https://img.ifunny.co/images/81b1345612c2c66153ac111e99d41b2...

https://www.thecut.com/article/how-to-stop-reliving-embarras...

https://harleytherapy.com/blog/posts/cringe-attacks

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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by Levitz on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @04:57PM (#33887673)
Well sure? Remembering embarrassing stuff is annoying.

I've found that sitting with the thought for a little while and processing the emotion prevents it from coming up again. You can't just remember that girl in first year of uni that made an effort to hug you every day and flee the thought every time, painful as it is. You have to sit there and go through it. Yes I was young and stupid, but the reason I even cringe thinking about it is because I am now better. And that is ok.

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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by carvink on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @06:03PM (#33888343)
Yes, according to WHO. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927
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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by sgu999 on Thursday December 08, 2022 @05:52AM (#33906537)
That's a good one :D
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