Simone Biles speaks out about ‘the twisties’ and how they affect gymnasts

48 thoughts on “Simone Biles speaks out about ‘the twisties’ and how they affect gymnasts”

1. She took the vaccine and experienced complications but they said mental health ! They don’t want you to know what the vaccine is doing

2. So isn’t that a injury not a mental health issue

3. Given that the V has a tangible effect on the nervous system of about 45% of the people who take it, this seems clearly to be a V adverse reaction.

   Simone was completely tough and resilient and able to perform no matter what until this very moment? Well the timing is clear.

   She is an elite athlete so she knows when something is not right in her nervous system. And she is right, something is not right in her nervous system. Hopefully it is temporary and hopefully it is as simple as the difference between the hardest vault that any female human can possibly do vs “only” A more ordinary elite vault, and that she otherwise stays healthy.

   It is OK for us to be aware of the adverse effects of the V. It is important that we keep track of the effects that it has on us. By doing this, we all remain safer.

   I had some significant dizziness and brain fog and clumsiness. And it seems like most people who also got the V had symptoms like this. For most of us , no one notices much because it doesn’t impact how people see us. When I stumble a little bit when I walk, anyone seeing me would think that I just stumbled on a rock. And the news is not alerted.

   Now we see Simone stumble on her vault. And we see her noticing her own disequilibrium and thus not wanting to compete in that state – and the stress of the media being all over it is big!

   We love you, Simone!

4. Given that the V has a tangible effect on the nervous system of about 45% of the people who take it, this seems clearly to be a V adverse reaction.

   Simone was completely tough and resilient and able to perform no matter what until this very moment? Well the timing is clear.

   She is an elite athlete so she knows when something is not right in her nervous system. And she is right, something is not right in her nervous system. Hopefully it is temporary and hopefully it is as simple as the difference between the hardest vault that any female human can possibly do vs “only” A more ordinary elite vault, and that she otherwise stays healthy.

   It is OK for us to be aware of the adverse effects of the V. It is important that we keep track of the effects that it has on us. By doing this, we all remain safer.

   I had some significant dizziness and brain fog and clumsiness. And it seems like most people who also got the V had symptoms like this. For most of us , no one notices much because it doesn’t impact how people see us. When I stumble a little bit when I walk, anyone seeing me would think that I just stumbled on a rock. And the news is not alerted.

   Now we see Simone stumble on her vault. And we see her noticing her own disequilibrium and thus not wanting to compete in that state – and the stress of the media being all over it is big!

   We love you, Simone!

   Start with lots of vitamin C and high dose fish oil

5. You people praising Simone because she quit on her team due to "Mental Issues" are pathetic. She should be given sympathy, not praise. Regardless of the reason for her quitting, the fact remains, she did quit. Would you be praising Usain Bolt had he quit during the '08,'12, or '16 Olympics? Michael Phelps during the '08 or '12 Olympics? Tom Brady or Serena Williams in their prime for the same reasons? I would think not. Why is the media diverting away from the real issue? Her "Mental Issues" have been long known. It did not spontaneously appear just before she quit. She ended up winning an individual Olympic medal after she quit on her team, which is quite an achievement. So, did her "Mental Issues" spontaneously disappear? No, it doesn't work that way. They will never disappear. It can only be controlled through Psychiatry and/or drugs. And therein lies the problem. Ritalin. People take it for ADHD but it is also a banned performance-enhancing drug. Ritalin and ADHD are the reason for Simone Biles’s struggles. Everyone is trying to figure out why Simone Biles suffered such emotional distress during the Tokyo Olympics. This wasn’t her first rodeo, and she’s never showed signs of nerves or any other mental struggles prior to this year’s Olympics. So why now? Methylphenidate (the generic name for Ritalin) is a stimulant and is specifically mentioned in USADA and WADA guidelines for prohibited stimulants in competition, a performance-enhancing drug that is 100% illegal in Japan. She was forced off of it and is now suffering the consequences. Lack of competitive focus and drive. Though it does give athletes an unfair advantage, she is allowed to take it through a Therapeutic Use Exemption. She received a therapeutic use exemption for it in 2016 and took home 4 gold medals in Rio. Fast forward to Tokyo 2021 and Ritalin is 100% illegal in Japan. It kind of makes you wonder what happened? It begs the question, would "Goldie" be the self-appointed "GOAT" if not for the competitive edge gained from taking Methylphenidate (the generic name for Ritalin)? Perhaps she is mortal, after all.

6. One should not be more mad at Simone than her own team. If you’re more angry, ask your dumb self why.

7. She got the “chokies.” She left her team on the battlefield all alone. Like that scene in Saving Private Ryan when the German is stabbing the American Soldier and the Admin guy is there crying in the corner. She choked.

8. GYMNASTICS TWISTIES: the parietal lobe loses its map in the brain that tells you where you are in 3-D space. The athlete will not be able to use visual cues to correct their movement; this can result a fall on their head at an angle that breaks their neck resulting in being permanently quadriplegic

9. Is the twisties another word for munchies and cottonmouth or maybe they mean methies

10. The core truth is that she is eating some humble pie..a word from the wise,
    “When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.”
    Proverbs‬ ‭11:2 I wish her positive growth for her test of character development.

11. Physical health IS MH but for her to say she doesn’t owe anyone any explanation at this level is kind of arrogant, ur representing a country in the most elite arena, having problems is ok – call it what it is, get help & move forward – u don’t tell supporters it’s not their business – she forgot that without those supporters – there’s be no funding to afford her to perform at this level!

12. Twisties are: Getting lost in the air and been afraid of not knowing where they are going to land! That is what ex gymnastic Jacoby miles said. Biles made the right decision to step back for her safety. Much love to her.

13. I remember a story of a not so famous opera singer, was having personal difficulty hitting certain notes, was told by a doctor of voice not to go on that night, a few months of total silent healing would be required. If such notes were attempted that night, vocal cords may become so damaged, may never be able to be repaired to sing properly again. The voice doctor’s advice was taken, the singer then went on to sing beautifully for over twenty years more, but the scorn of some fans of that nights performance live on to this very day…

14. What mental health? It is about addiction to retalin, which is banned in japan. That explains it.

15. 1. Novak did speak about himself and not Simone Biles!
    
    2. Djokovic is right: No pressure, no professional sport!
    
    3. Simone is also right: Mental health struggles are and should be taken serious!

    So much bigotry due to false journalism. Spread the word please.

16. COWARD

17. Instead of Biles going home and leaving the stadium she's hung around so that she can be getting all the attention that should be focused on those who perform the way they were supposed to and have been working on it for years in order to get everything perfect! But no Biles has stayed put in the stadium and sat there so that the news media will be focused on her! If she has mental issues then she needs to go home and see a psychiatrist or go to a psychiatric facility not hang around at the Olympics and take the attention away from the other team members that deserve it!
    Talk about selfish talk about self-righteous! We want her to disappear from our view!

18. Biles the quitter. Looooooser!

19. It sounds like the twisties are similar to a mild case of vertigo which could be devastating when you're flipping through the air or tumbling. With the number of falls these folks take repeatedly I wouldn't be surprised if they experienced periodic traumatic injuries to the brain.

20. Kerri Strug wouldn't have let this stop her . . . . .

21. Now Biles has open the way for all U.S. athletes to quite any time they want, As a true professional athlete you have a responsibility to the people you represent to suck it up and finish what you start. Only Americans can come up with as many excuses for failure's in all aspects of life. Biles is done, only she knows the true reason she quite the Olympics. Imagine if people in the military, or medical field, surgeons, Doctors decided I am done

22. She inspires me. She should you, as well. Prayers, Champion.

23. Biles is a quitter. Go Kerri! 🇺🇸

24. Hey Simone… do you remember when Kerri Strug had a “twisty” ?

25. Winners make adjustment, Losers makes excuses.

26. she is a

27. The reason Simone Biles quit the Olympic Games was because she is a DRUG ADDICT and needed her “performance enhancement drugs” (PED) to continue performing at a high level. Japan would not allowed her to continue taking her drug called Ritalin and Methylphenidate for her ADHD since they have banned it as PED in the games. What people need to know is that these PED’s when taken gives the person the advantage to be laser focused and to not be fatigue since it gives them more energy for a few hours. I know this because I am a therapist with a master degree in counseling. It’s no wonder Suni and other gymnast found it so hard to beat her in competition. She was on another level with the drugs. Without her PED Simone became human (she knew that) and could be beaten (which we saw at the Olympic Games). Biles was never the GOAT…just a CHEATER!

    https://youtu.be/lNI9FJyCC5g

28. I wish people would talk more about Suni Lee instead of Simone Biles… Let’s reward winning not quitting.

29. From the symptoms, It sounds like "The Twisties" are a mild concussion. One bad landing could do it and she would not have to hit her head. Her body can be at 100%, but her brain could have a mild injury. One never wants to get another concussion, before the first concussion has healed which could be carrier ending. So, she is making the right move. She is awesome, and I wish her well with her recovery and her Olympic experience.

30. Did Simone get poisoned by the Chinese

31. She should have talked about this the whole time instead of “mindfulness”
    Who would have a problem with this? And it wouldn’t have turned into some stupid right/left thing

32. #HavanaSyndromeandSimoneBiles

33. No worries, Suni was mentally stronger, better prepared and rose to the occasion to save some face for the US on the world stage.

34. First mental health, then her hurt pride, then "the twisties", then ritaline, i don't get it.

35. Twisties?
    We callled it weak

36. Jesus loves you and cares about you so much He know all your problems and wants to help you all So accept him as your lord and savior

    Please like so more people can see this

37. Sheis wearing her mask to prevent her team mate from failing, cant say the same of many.

38. Imagine being the gymnast who lost a much coveted place just cos Simon Biles HAD to be given another chance at the (senior for a competitive gymnast) age of 24. Ad to that going to a country where certain medication Biles depends on are not allowed.

39. Ms. Biles should look up Marta Martyanova, a Russian who just a couple of days or so ago, gritted her teeth and put aside any pain she was feeling as she helped her team remain in the event and eventually win Gold. Or the example of a fellow American, Kerri Strug, who was also injured but persevered to eventually win Gold back in '96. (who for obvious reasons now has to come out in Biles's corner)

40. Stop reporting on a quitter. Who cares!!! Report on all the olympians who are kicking ass right now! Go USA!

41. Why doesn’t she twist my ass… Can’t handle the pressure stay home… Two weeks to get rid of the twisties, how convenient is that. COMPETITION IS OVER. The video she posted with her loud sound was ACT plain and simple. Twisties hits all athletes, they get tough and fight for Gold not quit and walk away from the Arena. Simone was a COWARD.

42. Loser

43. So mentally she was not as tough as the rest of the competitors and she just quit? Wow.

44. Did she take a knee?

45. Yawn. . . 😴😴😴 Such fuss. . . Let's talk about the Olympic champions and winners and their stories, work ethics, determination and sportsmanship

46. Woah good, I thought the twisties was a form of purple nirple. Glad I clicked.

47. She couldn’t take her adderal

48. Ms Biles is being murdered in plain sight. Someone is poisoning Ms. Biles most likely in food or drink and making it look like mental illness. Ms. Biles may never believe someone is spiking her food/drink.
    The harder she trys the stronger the drug works.

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