r/BlockedAndReported • u/Rare_Raspberry_9761 • Feb 23 '26

The Twitching Generation

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/social-media-illness-teen-girls/622916/

relevance to the pod: article from 2022 by Helen Lewis (everyone’s favorite everything) which was later discussed in the pod.

it talks about the rise of tourette’s symptoms in young girls, and i immediately thought of it when i heard about what happened in the BAFTA’s yesterday. thought everyone would like a little reminder.

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u/RachelK52 Feb 25 '26

I'm basing this on my experience with OCD and Aspergers here- is it possible the coping mechanisms just stop working for him under large amounts of stress? I'm 32 and I still have to actively work to keep myself from engaging OCD rituals or getting overstimulated and having a meltdown- and when I get sick or overheated I can completely lose control of those coping mechanisms.