Question is what would I even have PTSD from? Being in daycare as a kid? I thought I was just anxious forever and I’m pretty sure that’s still what it is, but this is interesting nonetheless.
You don’t have PTSD, and you are right to question this alarmist diagram that suggests this misdiagnosis is common enough to be worth considering by lay people concerned about ADHD symptoms. A more broad application of ‘trauma’ /might/ be a better fit for this diagram, but PTSD is a very specific diagnosis (most commonly associated with flashbacks, nightmares, and avoidance). Nobody qualified to make either of these diagnoses will mix them up accidentally.
For what it’s worth, the person behind the website advertised by this diagram is not licenced to practice psychology in the state they currently call home. They also completed their doctorate in 2021 at the dodgy Christian fundamentalist anti-gay George Fox university
I wouldn’t trust this person to look after my dog, let alone give diagnostic advice!
On behalf of humanity thank you for using your response to refocus us all on the need to seek greater context for surface level compelling internet finds.
That said, pet sitting has become just so expensive these days when we need to travel…
For me I think the symptoms caused the anxiety, I knew I was going to fuck up, forget or otherwise under perform, so I was anxious about the semi-inevitable outcome.
Question is what would I even have PTSD from? Being in daycare as a kid? I thought I was just anxious forever and I’m pretty sure that’s still what it is, but this is interesting nonetheless.
You don’t have PTSD, and you are right to question this alarmist diagram that suggests this misdiagnosis is common enough to be worth considering by lay people concerned about ADHD symptoms. A more broad application of ‘trauma’ /might/ be a better fit for this diagram, but PTSD is a very specific diagnosis (most commonly associated with flashbacks, nightmares, and avoidance). Nobody qualified to make either of these diagnoses will mix them up accidentally.
For what it’s worth, the person behind the website advertised by this diagram is not licenced to practice psychology in the state they currently call home. They also completed their doctorate in 2021 at the dodgy Christian fundamentalist anti-gay George Fox university
I wouldn’t trust this person to look after my dog, let alone give diagnostic advice!
On behalf of humanity thank you for using your response to refocus us all on the need to seek greater context for surface level compelling internet finds.
That said, pet sitting has become just so expensive these days when we need to travel…
I don’t think I really suffer from any of those 3. Any flashbacks are of my own doing. That’s somewhat of a relief. Thanks for the input.
For me I think the symptoms caused the anxiety, I knew I was going to fuck up, forget or otherwise under perform, so I was anxious about the semi-inevitable outcome.
That does sound very familiar actually. Thanks for your insight.