EP. 194: ADHD & Trauma

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

ADHD and trauma overlap quite a bit in how they affect the brain, so much so that clinicians often misdiagnose one for the other. So how do clinicians distinguish between ADHD and trauma when both impact the same areas of the brain and can cause similar symptoms? And moreover, what happens when ADHD and trauma co-occur, which they so often do, due to the inherent trauma of growing up with a differently wired brain? This solo episode I’m diving into the research on how trauma impacts the brain and nervous system, how untreated ADHD can lead to trauma, and where to start with treatment when you have that oh-so-wonderful combo of ADHD and trauma. Just like with ADHD, trauma is never your fault and your symptoms are not moral failings or character flaws to be hidden away. Shame is a component of both trauma and ADHD, and the more we shed light on it, the easier it is to eradicate it. In other words, what is sharable is bearable. Resources

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0:00.0	Hello, you're a failure as a person because you're stupid.
0:04.6	It doesn't matter how much you study, it won't matter because you'll still be stupid.
0:10.1	If you have ADHD, there's nothing you can do about it.
0:14.5	Just give up.
0:15.5	I mean, why put yourself through any more of this since it's also outside your control?
0:26.2	Ms. Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:35.6	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:41.4	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD?
0:47.6	And you know what we hear even less about?
0:53.4	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Erin Brockovich,
1:02.2	Cher.
1:03.2	Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD.
1:07.7	And that's exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women.
1:13.4	I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka.
1:15.7	I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach.
1:20.5	I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is AOK, a system that helps people like you figure
1:27.9	out what they should do with their life.
1:30.4	And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you
1:36.9	proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in.
1:40.7	I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts.
1:45.0	And you know what?
1:46.2	I spy a happier life for you too.
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