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ADHD & PTSD Overlap 

I think, something a lot of people don't click onto until a lot later in life (and most doctors don't at all)

Is that all the longterm symptoms of childhood trauma on the nervous system don't just diagnostically overlap with ADHD, you can have both at once.

When you do, the combination amplifies the effects. In frequency, breadth and intensity.

This also goes for chronic pain, digestion, mood stuff, anxiety, etc.

Trauma is a massive, longterm injury to your entire Nervous System. That impacts your body in a whole lotta ways that aren't usually what people think of.

re: ADHD & PTSD Overlap 

@pastelbat yeah I suspect my RSD is so intense bc it really overlaps with trauma.

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