this is why i think a lot of people with adhd also have rcptsd and that rsd is just a manifestation of cptsd triggers from our upringings and trauma it is very easy to emotionally abuse a child when youre not even aware they are having a legitimate medical issue and a lot of parents and people in general dont even believe the issue exists it involves a lot of gaslighting fighting yelling punishments insults blame etc it is very very bad for a childs psyche to be experiencing all of these overwhelming things when they are literally a child unable to do anything about it experiencing a medical issue they have no control over and their parents wont or cant take them to a doctor for not to mention all of the other ways adhd affects your life  edit word