📖 Introduction
Have you ever experienced stress so intense that it began to affect your body?
This powerful testimonial from Santa Clara Meditation shares how a student overcame anxiety, social stress, and tic disorder—and found confidence, stability, and peace through this meditation.
💬 Meditation Testimonial: My Tic Disorder Disappeared
By Juhyun C. | High School Student
Middle school was the most difficult time of my life.
Starting in the winter of my second year, I had to focus seriously on studying. It was also a very sensitive time, and I frequently argued with friends. At least once or twice a year, those arguments would turn into major conflicts.
Even small things—like a passing glance or someone’s tone of voice—would stay in my mind all day.
Gradually, I became more and more timid.
😔 Stress and Relationships Led to Tic Symptoms
To compensate for my insecurities, I became overly concerned with my appearance.
“Do I look fat?”
“Which clothes suit me better?”
I constantly asked others for reassurance.
With so many thoughts running through my mind, my stomach began to hurt, and I often felt extremely tired once I got home.
One morning, as I sat down to eat breakfast, my hands started trembling.
“Why are my hands shaking like this?”
My father said it was because I had too many stressful thoughts.
At that moment, I felt tears well up in my eyes. He was right—I was full of stress and sensitivity.
After that, whenever I felt anxious or pressured, I began to develop a tic in my neck.
While waiting at traffic lights, standing on the bus, or lining up for lunch at school, I felt as if everyone was staring at me. Even when I tried to stop it, my neck would move involuntarily.
The more I worried about how others saw me, the worse it became.
I desperately wanted to let go of this painful mind.
🌱 Beginning This Meditation
That’s when I decided to try this meditation, which my mother had once told me about.
As I practiced this meditation, I reflected on my past and remembered a painful experience from elementary school.
I had shared a secret that I shouldn’t have, and afterward, I was excluded by my close friends.
That memory was deeply ingrained in me, and it led to social anxiety.
I also remembered how, in middle school, some friends treated me like I was strange. At times, I felt overwhelming anger toward those who hurt me.
But through this meditation, I let go of those feelings one by one.
As I discarded them, I realized they were not real—they were just accumulated false minds.
I came to understand that my tic disorder was caused by being overly sensitive and constantly worrying about others.
I realized that if I could let go of that mind, the symptoms would disappear.
🌿 My Tic Disorder Disappeared
During the semester, I continued this meditation little by little. Then during vacation, I attended a youth meditation camp.
When I returned to school afterward, my friends were shocked.
Not only had my acne cleared and my complexion improved—but my tic symptoms had completely disappeared.
I was amazed at my own transformation.
Eating used to be difficult because of my stress, but now my digestion improved so much that I no longer even thought about it.
I also became calm about situations around me.
Even when I feel a slight sense of anxiety, I simply recognize, “This is not real,” and let it go—and it quickly disappears.
🌱 Living with Confidence and Freedom
Now, I no longer avoid traffic lights or bus stops.
Because my original mind has no anxiety, I face those feelings directly, let them go, and walk forward with confidence.
These days, many students struggle with school-related stress and bullying.
I hope they don’t suffer alone, but instead seek help from others—and also let go of those painful minds as soon as possible.
I hope they realize that life is not only difficult, and that they can find hope.
🌿 Reflect at Santa Clara Meditation
You are not your anxiety, your fear, or your thoughts.
Through this meditation, you can:
- Overcome anxiety, stress, and tic-related symptoms
- Let go of past trauma and emotional pain
- Regain confidence and natural stability
- Live freely without fear of others’ opinions
👉 Begin your journey at Santa Clara Meditation.
