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The Truth About Why Your ‘ADHD’ Might Actually Be Unhealed Trauma (And Why Nobody’s Talking About It)

The Truth About Why Your ‘ADHD’ Might Actually Be Unhealed Trauma (And Why Nobody’s Talking About It)

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Cody Taymore
Jun 13, 2025
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A frustrated man sits at a cluttered desk with his head in his hands, surrounded by crumpled paper and open notebooks, while chaotic arrows, doodles, and symbols swirl behind him on the wall — symbolizing mental overload, ADHD, and the paralysis of trying to function under pressure.

I sat in that psychologist’s office for hours, taking test after test. The fidgeting. The inability to focus. The way my mind would race from one thing to another. Classic ADHD, right?

Then I read my evaluation report. One line stopped me cold: “Given Cody’s history of trauma, it seems entirely possible that the cause of his difficulties with inattention…

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