Hello,
I have been diagnosed with C-PTSD, a secondary dissociation, and Tourette Syndrom (TS). I can safely say it all started with TS, around the age of 6. Having my body do stuff I absolutely didn't want it to do, and not being able to stop it, put me in a very vulnerable position, seeing myself as "different", to put it mildly. Fortunately my parents were quick to clarify things for me: I was a freak, an embarassment and a disturbance. Add time, but no sugar, and here I am, posting stuff on this website.
(Sorry about that last sentence. One of my more insightful psychiatric evaluations states: "The patient referes to himself with sarcasm." I am still working on that part - particularly when I have to look my TS in the face.)
Anyways, I was wondering if there is anyone else with experiences of TS and C-PTSD.
I have been diagnosed with C-PTSD, a secondary dissociation, and Tourette Syndrom (TS). I can safely say it all started with TS, around the age of 6. Having my body do stuff I absolutely didn't want it to do, and not being able to stop it, put me in a very vulnerable position, seeing myself as "different", to put it mildly. Fortunately my parents were quick to clarify things for me: I was a freak, an embarassment and a disturbance. Add time, but no sugar, and here I am, posting stuff on this website.
(Sorry about that last sentence. One of my more insightful psychiatric evaluations states: "The patient referes to himself with sarcasm." I am still working on that part - particularly when I have to look my TS in the face.)
Anyways, I was wondering if there is anyone else with experiences of TS and C-PTSD.