Why Are Neurodivergent People More Likely to Experience Trauma? EP 148

Jenny explores why neurodivergent people may be more likely to experience trauma not because neurodivergence itself causes trauma, but because years of being misunderstood, criticised, excluded or expected to mask can shape how safe we feel and what we believe about ourselves. Drawing on her own late ADHD diagnosis, Jenny reflects on masking, self-doubt and the need for acceptance, and how understanding both ADHD and trauma helped her begin rebuilding self-trust.

Key take aways

• Repeated misunderstanding

• Learned self-doubt

• Hidden masking

• Safer relationships

• Rebuilding self-trust

This episode will answer:

Why are neurodivergent people more likely to experience trauma?

Can being neurodivergent cause trauma?

Can undiagnosed ADHD cause trauma?

Why do people with ADHD doubt themselves?

What is ADHD masking?

Why do neurodivergent people mask?

Can masking affect your mental health?

Why do I always think I am the problem?

Why do I struggle to trust my own judgement?

Why do people with ADHD feel misunderstood?

Can repeated criticism cause trauma?

Why do neurodivergent people feel like they don't belong?

Why do I need other people's approval?

How does late ADHD diagnosis affect your sense of self?

How do I rebuild self-trust after years of self-doubt?

Episode 147: What Happens When You Have Both ADHD and TraumaJenny explores how ADHD and trauma can overlap, and how understanding both can change the way you see your reactions, needs and past experiences.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FmlNen06fYyq7WdV82aLm?si=2wfooIFeShmLSt1Je6a2Ow

Episodes 143 - 145: My ADHD JourneyIn this three-part series, Jenny shares what life felt like before she knew she had ADHD, the moment she began recognising herself in what she was learning, and what receiving a diagnosis helped her understand about herself.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HXUfAMcCRdDsGAzxhIhwL?si=rNw-kyUgRkGucM54gx91AA

These episodes explore the same wider themes of ADHD, self-trust, emotional awareness and learning to see yourself with more understanding.

Listen to the Blame Series here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BbqcCEpKA9kVOs46RiX1I?si=DuX_3KSKTHKNchM6eWegAw

If you'd like to go back even further, Jenny's Judgement series explores how fear of being judged, self-judgement and other people's opinions can quietly shape the way we see ourselves.

Listen to the Judgement Series here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/64rs54mfdFqX0oWF62d44J?si=mnFwfCW8SvC8Q_9oCTI9kA

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