starvingGrad
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Recently went to a new GP for a psych referral to get documentation for my trauma, and was told that my emotional dysregulation was "just ADHD symptoms", and that what I am feeling (the cptsd symptoms arising from having an abusive childhood/adulthood) could just be a thyroid issue. Despite continually repeating that I've had ADHD for 20 years and know what my symptoms are from it, I still only walked away with a referral to an ADHD psychologist not a psychiatrist. Its hard enough to talk about the abuse, but to disclose trauma and have it ignored because of a preexisiting condition? I'm willing to accept a possible thyroid issue on top of my other disorders but to imply that my childhood trauma has nothing to do with any of the psychological changes the last two years pissed me off.