myokymia

My left eyelid has been twitching on and off since the end of last week. It doesn’t hurt, but it is very annoying. Of course I had to Google “eye twitching” to make sure that the twitching wasn’t indicative of anything serious. According to About.com, involuntary eyelid muscle contraction is called myokymia. The condition occurs and disappears spontaneously, but can sometimes last up to three weeks. Frequent contributing factors include too much caffeine, high levels of anxiety, fatigue, stress, overwork, and a lack of sleep.

Let’s see…

Anxiety — check!

Fatigue — check!

Stress — check!

Lack of sleep — check!

I really hope the spasms go away before the wedding. I don’t want to be distracting by a twitching eyelid while I’m standing under the chuppah next to J trying to remember my vows (which I still need to write).