Body memory

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Real or not, they were traumatic but a therapist that won't entertain the idea that what I experienced was real enough to traumatize me

Different disorders process things… differently.

A child with OCD? Or SPD? Or (many many many other things). Can be profoundly traumatised by absolutely normal, best loved, life. It’s not the kind of trauma that causes PTSD, but instead is a wholly different paradigm. Equally valid. Equally deserving of serious treatment & consideration. And I’m speaking as someone who has both genius & LFA (LOW functioning autism) in their family. Both requiring EXTREME levels of care, in wildly different ways. Along with about 3/4s of my family being ADHD, in various ways (purely mental, purely physical, & combined types). A few of us ADHD’ers also with PTSD &/or comorbid elsewhere. (Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Etc.).

Co-morbid disorders, like someone who is on the spectrum, or has GAD, or delusions, or ADHD, etc., etc., etc., and ALSO has PTSD?

Gets even more complicated.

IME… It’s worth finding someone who specializes with what you are BORN with, who further specializes in how trauma affects your base neurology. Rather than a McTherapist (who focuses on the normal problems of the neurotypical), or a singularly specialising therapist, who focuses on EITHER the condition(s) you’re born with OR the conditions you’ve acquired. But??? Finding someone who specialises in how trauma effects the condition(s) you’re born with.

Why do I expect you’re comorbid?

If EVERY therapist is telling you you’re experiencing “normal” as different? You’re not normal/neurotypical. But have a second disorder on board.

 

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Why do I expect you’re comorbid?

If EVERY therapist is telling you you’re experiencing “normal” as different? You’re not normal/neurotypical. But have a second disorder on board.

It's entirely possible if not probable even if I can point to a several month hospital stay when I was 3 long before pediatric wards were available, chaotic/angry home environment, and a mother that a personality disorder. My siblings suffered as well although AFAIK not with PTSD.

I suspect something like high functioning autism. Not without irony, therapists poo, poo this idea as well. Probably because when I realized it, I worked on my many obvious social issues. For example, eye contact was terrifying and had a similar effect as touching an electric cattle fence, however, over several years, I was able to train myself to first tolerate it and then to enjoy it. I can fake being neuro typical in superficial situations such as work and public life. So, You're right on target.

If there is a way to find such a therapist or even therapy, I'd be interested.

 

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If there is a way to find such a therapist or even therapy, I'd be interested.

Relatively/Fairly easily? As people who specialize twice over usually WANT to be found.

Try doubling up on autism & trauma, in your searches.

Durn near every other specialty ALSO has people who further specialize in “their people” + trauma. Whether the reeeeealy specialize in trauma is kind of flip a coin? As their priority is their baseline. People with XYz. People with XYZ -ALSO- experiencing ABC? Is rare. But not so rare as to disregard. Rare as so to SEEK it.