C-PTSD and ADHD Mamma

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Hello,

I have ADHD and C-PTSD. Anyone out there dealing with this? I'm a single mum- little support. Young disabled kids.

My main symptoms at the moment are awful memory issues and dissociating (I think that's right word). I struggle to feel close to people. I'll be chatting to someone I've known for awhile- my brain will be questioning how I ended up sat on a table with them. It's not that I've forgotten, I just feel- distant. I don't tend to get normal, warm connected feeling I used to get. I can feel closer to people but not often.

My memory is awful. I can lose my thread halfway through a conversation. I spoke to my doctor he thinks it's just caused by stress. I've been like this for a few years. Memory doesn't seem to be getting any worse.

Anyone else going through the same?

What strategies help you with memory issues and dissociating?

How do you keep parenting when things are tough?

I find myself acting/ playing role so much of the time. I'll think 'what would a 'good' mum do here?'

Can anyone relate?

Anyone?

Hello! What help are you getting with the c-PTSD? Like all forms of trauma response it is possible to break the emotional links with the events that caused it.

Hello, just wanted to say I also have ADHD and a lot of childhood trauma. Used to dissociate a lot but was never aware of it. EMDR has changed my life. No more flashbacks, minimal dissociating except after sessions briefly while still processing. It has helped me tremendously in terms of my relationship with my 2 girls, more present, less triggered, more calm and regulated and not just going through the motions. I couldn't recommend enough.

Are you on medication for ADHD?

This.

But also, cPTSD can also cause ADHD-type symptoms, so good treatment (psychoanalytic?) for the trauma might alleviate the ADHD and memory problems.

Thank you. How do I go about finding the right/ good treatment? I've had a little bit of EMDR but no other therapy.