Hi - Questions about Tourette Syndrome and Social Anxiety

[Zach]

Hi, I'm Zach. I'm hoping that I can find some helpful advice on this forum and be of some help to the other people here as well. I have Tourette's Syndrome and social anxiety. I'm very self-conscious and probably a bit of a perfectionist too. I'm not what else to put here and I need to get some sleep, so I'll leave it at that for now

 

[Cat Dancer]

Welcome to Psychlinks!

 

[Mari]

:welcome2:

 

[Jazzey]

Welcome to Psychlinks Zach - looking forward to seeing you around the forum

 

[Halo]

Hi Zach and welcome to Psychlinks :welcome2:

I am glad that you decided to join us and I really hope to see you around the forum :wave:

As I am sure you may have noticed, we have quite the resourceful Tourette Syndrome Forum which I hope that you have/will check out.

 

[forgetmenot]

Hi Zach welcome to forum chat with ya later mary

 

[NicNak]

:hithere: Zack, :welcome: to Psychlinks!

Glad you joined us

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Welcome, Zach. Be sure to have a look at Tourette Syndrome - Psychlinks Psychology Self-Help & Mental Health Support Forum and Shyness & Social Anxiety - Psychlinks Psychology Self-Help & Mental Health Support Forum .

TSOW (Steve), one of our Administrators, is also associated with the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada, so he will no doubt be able to help you with some of your questions when he next logs in.

 

[HBas]

Hello

:welcome2:

HB

 

[Jackie]

Hi Zach. Nice to meet you

 

[texasgirl]

Welcome Zach! This is a great forum and we are glad you joined us!

TG :wave:

 

[Retired]

Hello Zach, and.. :welcome2: ..to Psychlinks! I'm glad you found us and will look forward to your discussions.

I too have been diagnosed with Tourette, and the official diagnosis came late in life for me, so I experienced a lot of anxiety and misunderstanding about my condition throughout my younger years.

As Dr. Baxter suggested, have a look through the Tourette resources we have on Psychlinks, and feel free to ask any questions you may have about Tourette or anything else you may be interested in.

Do you live in an area where there is some local Tourette support?

Have you been given an official diagnosis by a physician or other health care professional?

social anxiety. I'm very self-conscious and probably a bit of a perfectionist too.

Not uncommon in people with Tourette; however as you gain more insights into the disorder, you can use some of this to your advantage.

Do you feel your Tourette is affecting your quality of life at this time?

 

[Into The Light]

nice to meet you! :hithere:

 

[Budoaiki]

Hi Zach,

welcome to psychlinks.

 

[Zach]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Hello Zach, and.. :welcome2: ..to Psychlinks! I'm glad you found us and will look forward to your discussions.

I too have been diagnosed with Tourette, and the official diagnosis came late in life for me, so I experienced a lot of anxiety and misunderstanding about my condition throughout my younger years.

As Dr. Baxter suggested, have a look through the Tourette resources we have on Psychlinks, and feel free to ask any questions you may have about Tourette or anything else you may be interested in.

Do you live in an area where there is some local Tourette support?

Have you been given an official diagnosis by a physician or other health care professional?



Not uncommon in people with Tourette; however as you gain more insights into the disorder, you can use some of this to your advantage.

Do you feel your Tourette is affecting your quality of life at this time?

I was diagnosed by a doctor during early childhood. I don't think it has a great impact on my quality of life, however, as its not very severe. I did have some pretty bad tics that I can remember when I was 11-13 years old, but they were mostly things like facial expressions(blinking, grimacing) or shrugging my shoulder. During the last few years it's been a lot better. I'll be sure to look through the Anxiety and Tourettes forums. I don't know of any local Tourettes support, but I feel that my family is very supportive and its not a huge problem anyway. It seems like the social and anxiety problems that I have stem from a combination of many things, although I'm sure much of it could easily be related to TS.

 

[Andy]

Welcome Zach!
I hope you got some rest!

 

[Retired]

I see you show your location as being in New England, Zach. You may want to check out the Tourette Syndrome Association Chapter Search for a chapter in your area.

Having the support of your family is the one most important factor in sustaining your self confidence as you go through life with Tourette.

Many people experience a waning of tic activity as they move through adolescence, as you reported in your case.

Do you feel comfortable in sharing your age range at this time, Zach? I am in my retirement years, and was diagnosed in my late forties and did not have good support in my adolescent years because Tourette was not commonly diagnosed and identified at that time.

I'm very self-conscious

In connection with your tic expressions or something else?

What exactly is the nature of your social anxiety?

How can we help you?

Regards,

 

[Halo]

Steve, it appears that Zach is seventeen given the information located beside his posts.

Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New England
Age: 17
Posts: 2

 

[Retired]

Thank you Halo! My typing fingers are faster than my reading eyes!:red:

 

[Halo]

Your welcome Steve