As someone with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) I have long been aware of the ways it’s impacted my relationships.
Trauma triggers are everywhere, and having interpersonal trauma means that a lot of my triggers are relational. It’s hard for me to extend trust to people and I find that I’m more sensitive to off-hand comments than most people around me.
Long after my post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, however, I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and started learning more about rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) as a result.
Read more on themighty.com