Wanted to simply discuss with my audience the improvements that I have made over the past weeks and months. Healing from CPTSD is a difficult journey for all of us no matter how severe the abuse and the choices we make along the way will forever affect us in our lives. I want you to all listen and take what I say however you wish, just know I am always trying to help you! Twitter - @adhdandcptsd livingwithadhdandcptsd@gmail.com Mastodon - https://mastodon.world/invite/nuopa86T www.livingwithadhd...
Dec 10, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 131
So, what will you do? realize that your disability is a thing and take whatever steps necessary to avoid issues, forgetting plans, causing headaches for your family, loved ones or your friends? or are you going to just sit back and use the fact you have ADHD as your excuse whenever something goes wrong? We have a choice, we either be proactive and find ways to adapt or we become a victim and never own our disability. Twitter - @adhdandcptsd livingwithadhdandcptsd@gmail.com Mastodon - https://mas...
Dec 09, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 130
Life's joys... the experiences that excite and thrill you! They're great and always feel so good but at some point you have to come back down to earth, to feel grounded, calm like. Most neurotypicals usually have no problem with regulating that feeling they get, the good times but you and me? not really, many times not at all. I honestly can't say exactly why but I can theorize.. too much dopamine? addicted to the good because we can't feel normal without? www.patreon.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd ...
Dec 02, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 128
ok so first.. this is a phrase that comes from my extensive Football background! I'm not talking about Narcissists or abusers. My journey along this CPTSD trail has been a rough ride to healing but I realized along this route that I needed to learn how my unique self, my system that only I understand is working despite all the challenges! ADHD and CPTSD is not a friendly mix but I can't allow them to depict the course of my future, decide for me how my life proceeds. Learning how to go from Poin...
Nov 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 127
Today's podcast I decide to talk more about two of my ADHD symptoms that really tend to make my life more difficult, Impulse Control and Focus. Both of these symptoms really have made life very frustrating and stressful, typically every day and I have been trying so hard to change these and learn to become a better functioning person. They affect my relationship, especially Impulse control! Focus is something that can be detrimental to ones health and safety is it's poor so I needed to work so h...
Nov 25, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 126
Learning how to notice within myself that I have become overwhelmed with Anxiety or I am Triggered has been a very difficult process! One thing I have started to realize however is that when this happens my ability to communicate is no longer there. Not exactly sure what happens but it feels as though somewhere in my brain something gets turned off, prevents me from doing more than 1 thing at one time! if I speak I can't listen or think and comprehend, if I listen I can't think about what to say...
Nov 19, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 125
This part pretty much sounds like you would think. He is one of my older parts, 14. He was born to fight back against the bullies in school. He just doesn't always know when it's appropriate to come on and take over so he would get me into trouble back then and even still today. www.patreon.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd www.ko-fi.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd Twitter - @adhdandcptsd Mastodon - https://mastodon.world/invite/nuopa86T livingwithadhdandcptsd@gmail.com www.livingwithadhdandcptsd.ca https:/...
Nov 19, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 124
Everyone who suffers from Emotional Dysregulation will have many examples of times where they found themselves unable to handle situations that required them to stay emotionally balanced in order to finish a task or get to a deadline on time or even arrive to a big event early. It's incredible or in other words, very frustrating when you find yourself running late and you can't find anything you need and you know it is somewhere in this house! You soon find out just how easy we can become emotio...
Nov 18, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 123
For the past 3 years, I've worn a mask, downplaying the severity of my CPTSD. I've shied away from confronting the brutal, unvarnished reality—I'm not okay, and it feels like I'm shattered inside. This prolonged denial led me to a brink where I nearly shattered a wonderful relationship. I failed to embrace the truth, not only with others but with myself. I'm aware this won't be a walk in the park. It might involve daunting moments, and the journey could stretch far into the distance. Nevertheles...
Nov 12, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 122
Trying to have a conversation that is of high quality and informative and easy flowing for me is very difficult because of my ADHD. Then my CPTSD becomes triggered as well because the fear of being laughed at, rejected, ignored, not taken seriously or even just frustrating your partner very bad are all things you so want to avoid! I often start a conversation with a subject that I find very interesting and want to share but I forget details or even at times the important information that gives t...
Nov 11, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 121
Well.. 120 episodes later (not including bonus) and a lot of frustration and numerous setbacks and triggers, not to mention all the therapy sessions I've attended! my life is beginning to turn around. All the hard work and patience and failures are working (albeit slowly) so I am feeling more confident about myself, less likely to become blended with my child parts! It took learning about and understanding every inch of detail the concepts of Emotional Regulation, learning how to notice the sign...
Nov 05, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 120
a Livestream broadcast with guest @Jesskennedy85 from Twitter. Together we talk about ADHD and CPTSD, how they work together, how they complicate our lives, complicate our symptoms and have even caused Trauma and things like Addiction, Paranoia and fear. Jess who is from Australia was kind enough to join my Livestream broadcast at 5am! just to talk about her own experiences and struggles with ADHD, CPTSD, Trauma and Addiction issues. Please come join us and learn a great deal about just how comp...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 119
My CPTSD has always felt like a double edged sword. I fight and make progress but yet there's more coming every day and I don't know how much longer I can go on? I always thought I had done enough work, made enough progress since learning about my diagnosis that I was ready to face what has always been my hardest battle, my trauma vs my relationship. Until yesterday I had always believed I had done enough that I could move forward, that the light at the end of the tunnel would shine through but ...
Oct 29, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 118
Daily life with ADHD for most is a challenge.. but compared to what or who? We have two choices for ourselves when we have ADHD, either you do nothing and blame others for your disability and ask for sympathy or you learn to use Adaptive techniques to make life better, easier! Learn ways to help make your life easier, more productive. Yes, it will not be easy to do this but in all honesty it is better for us than to do nothing! right? www.patreon.com/LivingWithADHDandCPTSD www.ko-fi.com/livingwi...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 117
My life is no different than anyone else's, except that... in reality it is! I am not a Neurotypical, everyday I deal with ADHD and CPTSD and I struggle at times very hard to get through feeling happy with myself and not running away scared. Anxiety and stress are often a part of my daily diet, struggling to make sense of why things happen to me and how I can heal from all the pain and trauma in my life. This is me, this is how I grew up and you get to learn where I came from and how I became wh...
Oct 22, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 116
For those who are already listening to this podcast, you know full well what ADHD does to you every day. You know how it often complicates your life and causes social issues, work issues, relationship issues as well as create a lot of unnecessary stress, anxiety and many of you develop Rejection Sensivity Dysphoria (RSD) which creates a whole new level of frustation and fear in our lives. This podcast attempts to discuss why ADHD makes living with it very hard and at times next to impossible. Pl...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 115
I introduce to you Edward Ma, who lives in Nova Scotia, Canada. He's a Software Developer who also volunteers as a first responder and he is struggling with Trauma (CPTSD). Edward and his parents immigrated from China when he was 12 and then grew up in Canada for the majority of his life. Today he is struggling with his Trauma and his inner child is seeking guidance and support. Listen to this podcast as together we discuss the steps he is taking towards healing from his CPTSD and what he has le...
Oct 15, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 114
This is the Podcast of the Livestream from Saturday October 8th that was on Twitter, the Podcast's YouTube page and Facebook page. I along with guests @mysticcshadow , @jamieforeals and @amboinreallife discuss just how ADHD affects our lives, the stress and anxiety it creates everyday. ADHD is a difficult disability to live with and it creates trauma, pain and suffering. All 4 of us have experienced plenty of Anxiety and Shame and humiliation because of our ADHD but we decided to come together a...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 113
During my Live Stream I discuss Emotional Regulation with ADHD and the difficulties and challenges we face when it come to regulating our Emotions and how it plays a big part in working with our ADHD. www.patreon.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd www.ko-fi.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd Twitter - @adhdandcptsd livingwithadhdandcptsd@gmail.com www.livingwithadhdandcptsd.ca Let people who you think will benefit in my podcast know about these episodes! suggest they become a subscriber so they can gain early a...
Oct 08, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 111
had a live stream show about ADHD, anything to do with ADHD. here I discussed Emotional dysregulation, Symptoms, ADHD medication, and more. www.patreon.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd www.ko-fi.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd Twitter - @adhdandcptsd livingwithadhdandcptsd@gmail.com www.livingwithadhdandcptsd.ca...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 109
Due to a mix up at the Doctor's office I was not able to get my prescription refilled in time to avoid missing days without any ADHD meds. Because it's a controlled substance I was not able to get an extension for a week without first seeing my doctor for a renewed prescription. It's been what you could say a "Mixed Blessing" mostly because my symptoms the Vyvanse is used to control or minimize were not really affecting me at all or very minimally, this has lead me to believe that I need an incr...
Sep 23, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 108
ok everyone, I have been waiting a long time to have a guest of this quality and ability to explain ADHD as well as anyone can! ( https://www.tamararosier.com /) Tamara Rosier, PhD, is founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan, where she and her staff work with individuals with ADHD (and their families) to learn strategies and develop new skills to live effectively with ADHD. She has written a book "Your Brain's Not Broken" In this episode on ADHD we discuss how emotion plays into ADHD and bel...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 106
I have ADHD, there's a good chance you are listening to this podcast because you too have ADHD! Now tell me, how do you explain to someone about your ADHD, the why's the how's the what's about this disability if you have such a hard time understanding what you know about it? learning and comprehending the information that is out there for you to learn can be extremely hard to do, especially considering our condition. So how can you possibly succeed in explaining your ADHD to anyone if you can't ...
Sep 09, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 104
Those with CPTSD will easily struggle when it comes to socializing in any situation that we are presented with. Weddings, Parties, fun night out, group of friends, family gatherings and so on. The stress it creates causes us to experience flashbacks to when we experienced trauma and being social or avoiding social awkwardness will be extremely difficult and often overwhelming. For many of us we just won't even bother attempting the social interactions we face because it feels so much better and ...
Sep 03, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Procrastination involves a tendency to delay a task or decision that needs to be completed by a specific deadline. Everyone procrastinates sometimes. When faced with a task that we just don't want to do, many of us will put it off until tomorrow, setting it aside until we feel less overwhelmed with all our other responsibilities or simply waiting until we have more energy to tackle the task on a new day. I procrastinate because I feel that I'd rather do something that doesn't feel tedious or tim...
Sep 02, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 102
A new season means new hopes and dreams for everyone with ADHD and CPTSD. This season will be even more exciting and educational than the first! This season I am proud to announce that I am now on Patreon! www.patreon.com/livingwithadhdandcptsd with your membership you gain early access as well as exclusive access to all Bonus Podcasts, PLUS! now you can get Living With ADHD and CPTSD merchandise to support this amazing Podcast! our Loyalist membership allows to you get new, more exciting mercha...
Sep 01, 2022•2 min
Exposure to complex trauma in early childhood leads to structural and functional brain changes. Structural changes alter the volume or size of specific brain regions. Proven structural changes include enlargement of the amygdala, the alarm center of the brain, and shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain area critical to remembering the story of what happened during a traumatic experience. Functional changes alter activity of certain brain regions. These include overproduction of stress hormones in...
Aug 27, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Debbie Hampton is a survivor! @dlhampton she has lived through a life of neglect, abuse, suffering and ultimately a near death experience that led her to the steps she took to become who she is today. After having a brain injury because of a suicide attempt she had to re-train her brain so she could live her life again and this showed her that she can be strong and independent and make the most of her life. In this podcast we talk about Neuroplasticity in the brain, that we can always change how...
Aug 20, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Many who have ADHD tend to create routines so that they feel confident enough to get everything that is required of them so that they do not make mistakes and avoid making other people in their life think they can be just as capable as the rest of society. I for example have a morning routine, weeks in the making to allow me to make sure everything I need to start my day off properly does indeed get done! Unfortunately a small change, an unexpected problem that you didn't forsee happening or jus...
Aug 19, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 98
With my special guest JD (@nottodaynetwork) www.darkdaysbrightnights.org and host of "Dark Days Bright Nights" & "Fragile Moments" Podcasts, we discuss how educating people about mental health in every aspect is so very important as it will change it for the better, allow those who suffer from a mental illness today can feel safer and better about their lives and can believe that they can find the right help they need now and not be scared to speak out about their struggles in a society that...
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 97
