What Causes ‘Nervous’ Twitching in the Eyes?

Your eye twitches when you're nervous because your body is sending messages to your muscles. Imagine your eye has tiny little muscles inside it, and when you feel stressed or excited, those muscles get a message to work extra hard, sometimes they even jump around! That’s why you might see your eye twitching like it's doing the robot.

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Examples

  1. A student gets nervous before an exam and starts twitching their left eye like it's trying to escape.
  2. Your eye twitches every time you drink too much coffee in the morning.
  3. You're excited about a surprise party, and your right eye begins doing little dance moves.

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