One of my symptoms from the combination of ADHD and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is intrusive thoughts. The categories vary, but the example I will use is the constant thought that everyone I love is going to hurt me.
These thoughts can range from a hurt fueled by intention (purposely leaving me, disrespecting me, physically harming me) or unintentional/accidental harm (meeting someone else and falling for them, deciding one day they don’t love me anymore).
For a long time, before I was diagnosed with ADHD or PTSD, I had trouble regulating my emotions and distinguishing the difference between what was a real feeling/rational fear and what was an irrational thought based on fears that developed from past trauma (having nothing to do
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