{"id":3239,"date":"2013-11-19T07:30:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T12:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=3239"},"modified":"2022-05-13T13:19:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T13:19:33","slug":"what-are-your-tic-triggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/what-are-your-tic-triggers\/","title":{"rendered":"What are your tic triggers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
When someone talks about what causes TS, they\u2019re usually referring to the underlying genetic factors that lead a person to be born with it. But when a person talks about what triggers a tic, that\u2019s entirely different. They want to know the proximate or immediate cause of a tic.<\/p>\n
So what does trigger tics? Do any patterns exist, or is it different for everyone? Well, to start with, it\u2019s helpful to divide tic triggers into three categories: environment, ingested or dietary items, and mood\/feelings.<\/p>\n