TRAUMATIZED

Like many of us with CPTSD we will have setbacks in our healing journey.  We think that we have accomplished a goal we set or feel like we have done a great deal of healing only to have much of it come crashing down on top of us and we feel frustrated, depressed, alone, dejected.  I need a safe place to go to help me recover and to help me process the trigger, the flashbacks.  I lov...

Special Guest Jamie who is on Twitter known as @jamieforreals and is also the host of her own Podcast called "Stigma Breakers" discusses her own ADHD experiences and struggles with me and we explore areas like Trauma, diagnosing struggles, medication and therapy journeys.  Such a great conversation we had and really gave an incredible insight into ADHD struggles from a Latino background in Lo...

Trauma comes in all kinds and develops in many ways but a large percentage of it is Generational.  For those who have suffered from Childhood abuse and neglect and experience CPTSD today, it's most likely that your father suffered from Trauma and his father and his father's father.  Decades ago the recognition of trauma and abuse was pretty much non existent and 50-70 years later the amo...

On this Podcast I talk to Ross who lives in Scotland and has his own Podcast called "Podcast ADHD Hive, Are we there yet?"   We discuss about what introducing a better support system in schools for children could do when it comes to giving them a better chance in society.  May be able to do things like reduce prison population one day, help children in school have a better chance at a pr...

So you are someone who was diagnosed with ADHD a long time ago... or is it ADHD??....  You may or may not remember that you suffered from repetitive Childhood trauma when you were a little kid.  The similarities between ADHD and CPTSD are very close and the research is coming out now that there are a good number of Adults who always believed it was ADHD and now realize that they really h...

I have a great special guest on my show today, ADHD Coach Anna Granta from Granta Coaching. She's a wonderful person who puts in a lot of hard work and effort to help adults who have ADHD and struggle through their day to day lives to be capable and functional Adults.  There is a great deal of helpful and insightful tips and information in this podcast that I know you will find informative an...

This is Part 2 of the earlier published podcast where 3 young women from around the world come onto this podcast to discuss their ADHD and the struggles that come with it. thank you to the following who were my guests on this podcast: Anisa - Finland - @ki_korosh Smiti - India - @aimless_zombie Sarah - Newfoundland, Canada - @SarahBi33756395 https://www.patreon.com/LivingWithADHDandCPTSD www.ko-fi...

People who suffer from chronic pain will often have their symptoms become more evident and occur more often if they have suffered from CPTSD and Trauma.  CPTSD does not cause chronic pain but  it certainly makes people more vulnerable to developing chronic pain. There are many studies which link chronic pain to trauma.   We know that our mind and body are connected. They can influen...

I gather three incredibly bright and intelligent young women from Newfoundland, Canada, Finland and India to discuss how their ADHD plays into their lives and all the struggles that come with it.  It's a very heartfelt and energetic 2 Part Podcast that I know you all will enjoy! thank you to the following who were my guests on this podcast: Anisa - Finland - @ki_korosh Smiti - India - @aimles...

Inattentive ADHD is not the type of ADHD that most people will recognize or think of when you mention the whole "ADHD" to someone.  They usually think of a child or adult who's extremely hyperactive, cannot sit still, runs around, fidgets constantly, always doing something new and fun but then finds something else within moments.  Those who are diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD are the qui...

No two people who have ADHD are alike, we all have different symptoms and they all affect us different.  Some have such severe ADHD that they really struggle with daily life, cannot focus, concentrate and stay still at all which makes life extremely frustrating and difficult and yet some with ADHD have it milder but still have issues but are more able to live their life and be productive, sti...

If you're suffering in silence and getting seriously scared, freaking out because you're having extremely scary and horrific flashbacks to trauma and you don't know what is going on then you really need to look into getting the right help from the right therapist who specializes in CPTSD therapy.  Living your life being scared and afraid of re-experiencing your childhood trauma is no way to live!...

There's more and more evidence coming out that is starting to link some ADHD in children coming from their trauma they experienced during their childhood.  Most ADHD cases today are still linked to Genetics but there are more children and even adults who are now being diagnosed with CPTSD who have ADHD and their therapists are beginning to link their ADHD to their Childhood Trauma.   The...

A long time ago I started learning about CPTSD and Trauma because I have CPTSD.  But then I learned that I also have ADHD and discovered how difficult and complex these two combined can be and the struggles they create together, hence the creation of my podcast.  Then the thought of Autism became a reality and there were three!  You can only imagine the frustration that this created...

Women who have ADHD do have it harder than most people realize.  There's a lot of what society believes and the stigmas that are automatically associated with this and they are not always treated fairly.   Today I discuss ADHD with 5 women all across the world, from Debra from Australia to Kim from the UK, Catriona from Switzerland and Wendy who is in Rhode Island and Alex in Texas. &nbs...

The last while has been very stressful and frustrating for myself and for my relationship and my girlfriend.  I have learned a lot about my past and my families past and came to realize that I suffer from a lot of Anxiety!  Likely dealing with Highly Functioning Anxiety along with my ADHD, my Autism and my CPTSD.  Been on Anxiety medication for two weeks now to help me deal with all...

What motivates you?  How do you stay motivated knowing you have ADHD?   We all realize that we are highly motivated when there's something knew and exciting in our lives for the first time but then we also notice how after a while that feeling we had is waning or even gone completely.  Why?  because our brains get used to the Dopamine affect that we are fed when it's new and fu...

Recently I had a discussion with a relative about my Trauma and ADHD and I learned a lot that I found to be incredibly helpful to understand where my Trauma comes from and also learned that I suffer from way more Anxiety than I initially thought.  I had recently started taking an Anxiety Medication to help with this and began to really understand how the Anxiety fits in with my CPTSD.  I do have A...

Today's Episode is entirely spent listening and feeling the "Fears" emotions and understanding what all the past has been like, I learn how he felt when it was way too scary to make the bold, courageous step to face that fear and see the great things that came after it. I really understand what he's felt all these years and how painful and scary it was for him! This was an amazing, incredible expe...

3 Women all on this podcasts, 3 Guests.  One born in Botswana and now living in Italy another Born in Germany and now living in Ireland and then another from the United States and then me, a man... from Canada.  We discuss pretty much everything on the ADHD whiteboard you could imagine, different perspectives on Culture, Race, Difficulties and Challenges faced by Women with ADHD all around the wor...

This Episode I start fresh, identifying and getting to know a new or another part.  I have come to identify and learn about my "Fear" Part.  this is a very big part and in real time I actually did learn some things about it and this really did actually give me more in depth insight into my past and my part. It was truly a refreshing and rewarding experience for me.  I hope this will be a rewarding...

In the 2nd of four episodes on the 4 step process with a part I do a quick check in with the part before I move forward and tell the Part that he's an amazing, special part that was brave and incredible, thanking him for all that he did to protect me when I was in danger.  I wanted to let him know that he has every right to feel anxious when a trigger happens and that he has done an amazing j...

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Instead of doing an ADHD episode today I am going to perform to my audience in real time a 4 Step Process with a Part.  this will be four 30 minute episodes over 2 weeks where I will go through all 4 steps (hopefully) with you the audience as I do some healing from trauma the 4 steps are: 1. Listening to your Part - identify your part, learn why they came to be and why they are protecting you...

The older you get, the more shame you are apt to feel if your ADHD is undiagnosed.  Perhaps, you feel ashamed of what a mess your pocketbook always is in.  Or you feel ashamed of how late you usually are, no matter how hard you try not to be.  And, you feel ashamed that you haven’t made more of the abilities you were born with. The shame may penetrate to deeper levels.  You may...