"WHY IS MY BRAIN SCATTERED After My TRAUMA?" || ADHD & PTSD || Psychotherapy Crash Course
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
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**BONUS VIDEO THIS WEEK!
PTSD is a complicated diagnosis and sometimes gets confused for ADHD/ADD. Attention-Deficit Disorder has many of the same characteristics as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which can confuse the person suffering with both.
It has been my experience that ADHD/ADD and PTSD can occur simultaneously (i.e., together at the same time), or one disorder can show up at a different time in your life. It may not show up until a stressful time in your life where attention-span, organization, and poor decision making is really needed. PTSD may not show up until you are triggered by something or begin remembering pieces of your trauma history.
It can be complex!
In this video, I highlight why ADD/ADHD and PTSD can sometimes create a diagnostic puzzle and maze of confusion.
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DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO:
0:00 intro
1:41 What's happening
7:20 altered cognitive process
7:43 Chaotic life
8:00 traumatic stress
8:56 amygdala and hippocampus function
9:32 fight or flight impact on executive function
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Some research:
1. Comorbidity www.cambridge.org/core/journa...
2. Additude www.additudemag.com/adhd-ptsd...
3. National Institute of Health pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23561...
4. Additude www.additudemag.com/adhd-and-...
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**Disclaimer: Please note that the term ADD may be "outdated" but it has been used here to help you understand the topic a bit better or relate based on the terms you are currently aware of.
Sometimes it is difficult to identify PTSD and ADD/ADHD in someone who has a trauma history. The symptoms are very similar and tend to overlap. Learn more about PTSD functioning here: ruclips.net/video/T4yH4m0hBG4/видео.html
i dont blame anyone with skills who do not choose to help me for needing assistance in their expertise, but not helping when I require it. I however am a victim of cowards who exploit that i enjoy solitude yet am able to be in physical proximity of others and enjoy myself as well. They disrespect my ability to focus. Waking up to the person's face or voice or smell or anything that you can choose or any situation that can leave the rational explanation to be used to make myself or anyone similar in characteristics inadequate to drive would be another example, a distraction.
It was strategic victimization, because of my past actions and my lineage combined. I wasn't always passive, and I am now more uncomfortable because of rational and mature decisions I made in youth that I regret and now have trouble making up for.
Thank you for giving mentally stimulating ideas to use similar to conversation. I get tired of others interpreting and projecting their understanding and ideals onto me without my being able to defend my self or my choosing to hear them.
I hope you have a good day.
Oh wow this is gonna be interesting! I've been diagnosed recently with ADHD inattentive presentation as an adult, symptoms have existed since I was a kid but only got unbearable after a very traumatic 5 years.
I believe it! This is how most people find out that they have both PTSD and ADD/ADHD. Something happens in the adult's life and they get diagnosed with ADD only to later find out they have PTSD as well.
You Have a Superpower of Explaining these Complex Situations Conscientious and Yet Still Pointedly Concise.
Thank you Fairy Gurl! :) I appreciate that. Glad this was helpful.
All this sounded so relatable.I just don’t see myself ever going to therapy/getting a diagnosis, it’s a rich persons game. So I have to rely on videos like yours.
I’m trying to learn how to get on the other side of cptsd and how to heal these things, but it’s awesome to hear this explanation. 👍🏼
Hi Bunny, I'm sorry to say, I agree that getting treatment is a "rich person's game" or rather, a "middle class person's" game. Getting the proper diagnosis is difficult when you cannot afford treatment. This is a major reason for why I do these videos.
I always thought of this connection but couldn't see the overlap.
It can be confusing for sure. There are so many psychotherapists who struggle to diagnosis both ADHD and PTSD if there has been childhood trauma in the past because both could be affecting the other - or it could simply just be ADHD. It takes skill, knowledge, and time to diagnose correctly.
I was diagnosed fall of 2022 with ADHD and months before that PTSD. I was diagnosed after experiencing Trauma and everything went haywire. Ive struggled with lots since very early childhood. I really did poor in school. I day dreamed and spaced out. Really intense hyperfocus and impulsively. Emotional regulation and really sensitive to rejection and critisism. But i flew under the radar due to it being more internal than external.
Hello!! So happy to have caught you live! Thank you for your videos 💙
You're welcome and thank you for coming to the live chat!! :)
This was an awesome video thank you
You're welcome!! And thank you.
This invaluable info has all made so much sense to me. Its very much like gaining another key. To help me to build on my level of understanding. Thanks again Támara
Glad it was helpful! Thank you! And you're welcome. :)
Lady your on point 🎉 thank you
Thank you! You're welcome.
Amazing vid, I suspected that there may be cross over on how different conditions can present leading to misdiagnosis. This is so important. many thanks for sharing
You're welcome! And thank you. Glad this was helpful to you.
Thank you! 🖤
You’re welcome 😊
This could not be more timely, diagnosed few years ago with autism at age 28, currently in process of an adhd diagnosis which looks very likely. In that time I've also been dealing with my emotional past and processing very unhealthy coping mechanisms I have learnt and my familial history of poor mental health, trying to decipher and unpick what is due to anxiety/possible cptsd and what is adhd. The two are so deeply intertwined I feel they're part and parcel at this point, so this will be a very interesting watch!
Thank you for sharing this! Your situation is a very common one and you may find yourself feeling slightly overwhelmed at the fact that ADD and CPTSD were overlooked or not diagnosed when you received your autism diagnosis. Sometimes providers miss the mark of other disorders when one specific disorder - like autism - stands out the most.
Yes, you have that right.
I agree, it comes from home not the mind.
It is made, it took me 10 years to change it inside of myself, and I still have triggers even to.
I have ptsd and im trying to get a 2nd opinion for possibly having both. It's so hard to describe how it affects me though and I just get written off bc I can focus long enough to remember a pattern
You explained them both perfectly though.
PS thanks this must if been the video you were saying to watch out for.🙂
You're welcome!
Thank you Ralf! I'll be covering more of this as we go along.
@@TherapistTamaraHill Sounds good! Both are topics of interest for me!
This video was insightful. I wish I was in a position for therapy. I have had adhd since before my trauma and now I am completely lost in life. It's hard to remember what life was like before.
Hope you can get someone to help you! Take care!
Wow!!!!! I stumbled upon this. My Heavenly Daddy knew just what I needed 😭
Amen. He knows what we need! I'm glad this was helpful.
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Wow.. this is was I am wondering but didn't realize how to phrase it until I saw this title. ❤ I feel I have ADHD from my chaotic childhood lifestyle and narcissistic Father who was an emotional bully. And my Mom never helped us. She acted powerless.
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Thank you!
@@TherapistTamaraHill you are most welcome. Insightful and uplifting all day long. London out
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Can someone have ptsd and then work through it on their own? Because I feel like I have adhd but I've had ptsd-like symptoms in the past like seeing my attacker in the street even if they aren't there. I used to relive trauma but I never felt the pain, just rethought. Now I've even forgiven my attacker and I think I've gotten over it, but I don't know for sure. I definitely have adhd symptoms (like all of them), so I'm confused now.
Now what?Never been diagnosed with either yet I'm full blown PTSD and ADD.Where to start?
That's a good question. I would suggest, if you have one, reaching out to your family doctor and mention that you feel you might have ADD. It's often easier for a family doctor to screen or test for this than it is for PTSD. You can ask for an assessment and they should be able to support you. You can also get an assessment online through an online counseling platform like Cerebral or Better Help.
Hope this helps!
No.I didn't fully explain.Im a US Army veteran and they would rather dig up old traumas and swear that the tanker imploding has no bearing.Very agrivating
@@dennisdorsey111 There is a great book called "The body keeps the score" Best book on trauma.
Hi Tamara - I've never been clinically diagnosed with ADD/ADHD or PTSD, but I've certainly had many symptoms over the years, that stemmed back to my own traumatic childhood. I would be certainly interested in differentiation between ADD and ADHD, or are they interchangeable?
Hi Jon, that's a good question. I believe they are used interchangeably by mainstream society. Clinicians often refer to ADD for adults and ADHD for children and teens. I often diagnose kids and teens with ADHD and then I specify whether their ADHD is inattentive, hyperactive, or impulsive. For adults, it's just simply ADD.
Hope that helps! It can be confusing.
@@TherapistTamaraHill thanks Tamara - the symptoms can often overlap, so yes it can be confusing at times. Much appreciated all the best.
That darn brain almond has caused me so many problems!
This is cute. :)
Well, it causes a lot of us issues who struggle with emotion regulation. You are certainly not alone.
diagnosed with ptsd 20+ years ago, wonder about emdr.
I'm not too familiar with emdr to provide an argument. I could discuss it but the research is mixed. It's a good form of treatment for veterans with PTSD and research has highlighted its benefit to those with complex PTSD and acute PTSD. You might want to read The Body Keeps Score by Dr. Van der Kolk.
@@TherapistTamaraHill thank you, I'll have to check that out. I'm not a vet, but had a destructive marriage and foo. I struggle sometimes still with triggers, but feel I have processed a lot of it. I divorced 13 years ago. Thank you again for these videos,
I was diagnosed with both recently. Could it be one or the other? Lets find out. Haha
Yes, it could be both. The interesting part of both disorders is that executive functioning is compromised and that is clear in almost everyday life. You could certainly take an ADD and PTSD scale from a trained professional (a therapist, for example) to see which symptoms impact you the most.
@@TherapistTamaraHill the psychiatrist who did my testing said it was both.
Makes sense. Thankfully, it is easy to manage once you find the right combination of tools. All the best!