Is this tourettes or ocd?

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I have over the years developed many tics and jerky body movements which come and go, i have gone many months without one, but when i develop one i just CAN'T STOP doing it! i know i'm doing it and i want to stop but i just can't. Recently i developed this thing where i kept bending my neck to one side, i was convinced i was going to break my neck! eventually i felt something weird happen in my neck which felt like something bursting and hot liquid bursting out, i was so worried and it was late at night, i went to A & E!! I explained that i was worried i had damaged my neck, i explained why and the nurse looked at me as if i was mad, she explained to me that i can bend my neck as much as i like, by doing that movement i cannot damage my neck, all it does is use the two large muscles at the front, and that the bursting sensation i felt was probably a muscle being pulled. i felt very silly i'm not the type to run to A & E departments for no reason, i just got so worked up convincing myself i had damaged my neck. I think when it gets to such a silly stage as that then its a problem, should i seek help? and what is it? tourettes?, OCD?

Tics and jerks are symptomatic of Tourettes; however, Tourettes also involves vocal tics (which can include anything from phrases and words to grunts and throat-clearing).
There is also a disorder known as Chronic Motor Tic Disorder, which involves motor tics (and occasionally vocal tics).

OCD includes repetitive and intrusive behaviors. Many people with OCD perform certain "rituals" until they feel that they have satisfied the "need" to perform said rituals.

Of course, these tics and behaviors may simply exist as part of your brain's hyperactivity.

Best of luck to you in dealing with your complications.

Yeah, good luck. I've never known an OCD person to have ticks like that--unless they were psychologically or emotionally motivated? I don't know much about the disorder though.

I don't think it's silly that you worried about the neck bending. I would be freaked out too! That is definitely very scary! Sometimes I have experiences like that with panic attacks--the heart will start beating harder as the anxiety grows--and sometimes I actually faint--which leaves bruises. It's annoying, but at the time it's very scary.

I hope you can figure out what the tics are about soon, so you can put your mind to rest and find the best ways to cope with them!

I have tourettes syndrome, and that is one of my main tics. I've also read in many different places that neck stretching is a very common tic. I actually used to stretch to hard that the same thing happened to me. I felt this really weird sound, almost like something tearing, and it hurt so bad I could hardly move. I seriously thought I injured my back. Every time I moved it sent shooting pains down my back. I went to the doctor and they pretty much said the same thing, that prolly just strained something

I have neck twisting/ stretching/ jerking tics from my Tourettes, they are definitely not part of my OCD, although many people with Tourettes also have OCD.

If you cannot control them, yes they are tics, but that doesn't mean you necessarily have Tourettes, there's several tic disorders around, as someone mentioned before, motor tic disorders, which are movements rather than phonic tics. Tourettes includes both motor and phonic tics.

I often experience bad neck and back pain from constant twisting, but choose not to take medication, if you are really worried about it though, maybe you could be referred from your GP to a neurologist? They would be more able to help you on where to go from here.

I have TS and head jerking is one of my main tics that I cycle through. It really is a pain (literally) at times and it also gives me some upper back problems.