Trauma Expert: 3 Oddly Specific ADHD Trauma Issues
About this episode
The episode explores the connection between ADHD and trauma, focusing on how early experiences shape individuals and their coping mechanisms.
Ella McCrystal is a psychotherapist and trauma specialist who helps people understand how early life experiences shape the nervous system, self-worth, relationships, and the way we move through the world. Together we explore the hidden link between ADHD, trauma, masking, rejection sensitivity (RSD), and why so many people with ADHD feel like they have to become someone else just to be accepted. We also discuss how trauma can make ADHD symptoms feel even more overwhelming, why masking is often a survival response, and what healing can actually look like. If you've ever wondered who you really are beneath the mask, this episode is for you. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:16 How do you separate who you are from who you've had to become to survive? 04:02 The childhood experiences that teach people to mask 13:18 Why ADHD can make you more vulnerable to abuse 17:10 How trauma can intensify rejection sensitivity (RSD) 21:29 Why rejection hurts people with ADHD so deeply 23:49 How to calm your nervous system when RSD is triggered 30:07 Tiimo advert 31:26 Is masking actually a survival response? 36:01 What happens when you finally stop masking 37:55 Why masking leaves so many people feeling…
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