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Neurodivergent 8w
Does anyone else definitely have bad parents but you aren’t sure whether you have actual TRAUMA or not? Cause I’ve heard super inconsistent things from mental health professionals about me showing symptoms of it.
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Anonymous 8w

if you’re parents negatively affected you in anyways theres a high chance you are traumatized trauma doesn’t come from just physical or sexual abuse things like neglect or verbal abuse can traumatize a lot as well as many other things

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Anonymous 8w

Cause like. Being negatively affected by your parents and the childhood you had isn’t the same thing as trauma yk?

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Anonymous 8w

trauma doesn’t have diagnostic criteria. i think some events are traumatic no matter what, but sometimes the difference bt the event being traumatic vs not is how much support you have after to be able to recover and feel safe again. having bad parents can definitely give you cptsd

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 8w

Well trauma is like a distinct category with diagnostic criteria though?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8w

There is no definition of what it and isn’t traumatic. Experiences are processed differently by everyone. For example, a kid who’s been swimming their whole life wouldn’t have an issue with falling into the water, whereas a kid whose never swam before would find that traumatic. It depends on the person.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8w

I think rather than focusing on what could fit a technical definition of trauma, it would be more effective to focus on the moments of your childhood that impacted your regulation regardless.

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