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multigraincracker

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1. My life never made sense to me until

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:48 PM

21 hrs ago

I found a brilliant psychiatrist at age 40. I had PTSD and ADHD. I prefer to say I’m on those spectrums. He talked me into going back to college, only this time sit in the front row of every class. It worked.

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The Psychology of People Who Have Endured Too Much Trauma [View all] Gaugamela 22 hrs ago OP

My life never made sense to me until multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #1

I was an actor in my twenties. I was actually quite good at it, as my friends at that Gaugamela 21 hrs ago #2

You might look into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #3

Thanks. I'm not in a slump anymore. Just recounting my experience. Gaugamela 21 hrs ago #4

Your post hit me like a ten ton truck FirefighterJo 20 hrs ago #5

I came across that test about 10 or 12 years ago, and I can't find it now. However, Gaugamela 5 hrs ago #8

This brought me to tears Mossfern 19 hrs ago #6

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