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 2021 : THE CONFLUENCE OF VIRUS & VIRAL  The Suffering The confluence of internet sensation TikTok with the global COVID pandemic has been noted by paediatric neurologists at the Starship Hospital Auckland NZ as the background to a significant increase of tic behaviours amongst minors – to the degree that this development constitutes a mass or collective psychogenic illness – and one which in the internet era is likely to have manifestations in diverse geographic locations. Tic behaviours of this type are seen as a functional disorder –not a mental disorder – but do represent a collective stress condition.  The UK NHS definition: Tics are fast, repetitive muscle movements that result in sudden and difficult to control body jolts or sounds . Accumulated anxiety seeking expression is the basis of the behaviour observed by the Auckland neuologists. Commonly observed lifestyle traits observed in the minors include excessive engagement with TikTok, loss of sleep, limited social