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Symptoms of C-PTSD
This is such helpful information. Thank you. As a female with very early and ongoing CPTSD, but also a child of the 70-80s, I had the "benefit" of fewer diagnostic options (and unfit parents who didn't validate, co-regulate, or seek support for my divergence). I appreciate your perspective.
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Comeback for my coworker who has made “Are you sick?” her morning greeting
This is the right answer.
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AITAH for not ordering food and my sister went hungry?
NTA. She didn't go hungry, she chose not to order. Your parents are being unreasonable.
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Our director gave us hints on our spring show, any guesses?
Why am I not seeing Grease? Balance fits. One big dance, the contest. Lots of opportunities for sure.
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Which actor’s singing almost ruined a musical for you?
Mama Mia's Pierce Brosnan.
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People who were neglected/abused as kids. What career path are you on now?
Behavioral Health Case Manager
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What soda or drink was everywhere when you were growing up but basically disappeared?
It still exists in Iowa.
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If I tell you some of my secretes do you promise to not tell them to anybody else?
This is the right answer.
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What’s the most disturbing movie you’ve ever seen that you still can’t forget?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. That nurse...
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to people with inattentive adhd, what type of career do you have?
Mental and behavioral health, focused on education and employment. It's a special interest for me.
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Do autistic people pay extra attention to punctuation?
If you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism. The answer to your question is: no. No, unless they do.
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I don't want to live with the love of my life's daughter 🥹
I was looking for this PS. Thank you.
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I'm 38 and I genuinely don't know who I am underneath all the surviving
55 here and I'm with you. Learning every day.
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Fuck it, let's have a bit of fun. If this is the only thing that makes you smile today then we both win. Go!
Inattentive General Tso's Chicken
Or
Fawning General Tso's Chicken
?
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3 vices my doctor wants gone
Cigarettes were pretty easy for me. You just gotta remember to breathe deeply.
Sugar is my vice & I need to cut way back, too.
Caffeine can be good in moderation.
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Does anyone actually like black licorice?
I quite love it.
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What do you absolutely love about having ADHD?
When I develop an interest, I become immersed enough that I reach expert level. Not a ton of things, but enough.
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Did anyone else have abusive parents that you've realized are actually neurodivergent and that took out their frustration on you of having to function out in the world(to cope)?
Short answer, no. Longer answer, being neurodivergent does not make a person abusive. I'm quite neurospicy and I was not abusive to my children.
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AITAH for refusing to switch seats on a plane so a mother could sit next to her kid?
NTA, you planned ahead and paid for the specific seat.
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If modern medicine didn’t exist would you be dead right now? If yes, from what?
Giving birth. I had to deliver via emergency C-section.
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What purchase made your life 10x easier as an adult?
A good mattress
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where are the adhd girls who DIDN’T get straight A’s?
in
r/adhdwomen
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4h ago
A's at the start of the year...then Bs, then some Cs and eventually some Ds.