Name: Are You Traumatized Or Neurodivergent, Or Both?
Uploaded: 2025-06-17T18:46:03.000Z
Duration: 5 min 58 s
Description: Thousands of YouTube videos with English-Chinese subtitles! Now you can learn to understand native speakers, expand your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation...

Are you always zoning out in class, forgetting appointments, or snapping over small things, and you wonder, is there something wrong with me?

Why do I feel different from everyone else?

Adverbs of manner

Trauma and neurodivergence can look surprisingly similar.

And from the outside, it's not always easy to tell the difference.

At Psych2Go, we believe understanding ourselves and others is the first step towards healing.

Our videos are here to help you feel seen, supported, and less alone in what you're going through.

This video isn't meant to diagnose, it's here to offer clarity, compassion, and a chance to reflect.

Because when you start to understand why you are the way you are, life starts to feel a little less confusing.

We want to help you connect the dots, not put you in a box.

Everyone's different, and you deserve support that sees the whole picture.

So first, what is neurodivergence, and how does it show up?

Neurodivergence refers to natural differences in how brains work, like ADHD, autism, and dyslexia.

These are not flaws, they're just different ways of thinking, feeling, and processing the world.

If you are neurodivergent, you might struggle with focus, but not because you're lazy.

Maybe your brain constantly jumps between thoughts, or maybe it hyperfocuses so deeply that you lose track of time.

You might have trouble organizing your space, managing time, or calming your emotions.

Because your brain doesn't work the way most systems expect it to.

You may also be really sensitive to sound, light, textures, or even other people's emotions, and you've probably felt different for as long as you can remember, even if no one ever explained why.

Well, trauma is something really painful or upsetting that happens to you, and it affects how you feel, think, or behave.

It can come from a single event like an accident or loss, or from ongoing experiences like abuse or emotional neglect.

Have you ever been overwhelmed by something that didn't seem to bother anyone else, or felt numb, zoned out, or tense for no clear reason?

And no, it doesn't always come from one big, dramatic event.

Sometimes trauma builds over time, through years of stress, pressure, or not feeling safe just being yourself.

A trauma-impacted brain is often stuck in survival mode.

You might shut down, dissociate, or get stuck in loops of fear or frustration.

You might forget things, not because you're careless, but because your brain is you from overload.

Even when you want connection, your body might not let you relax into it.

If you've ever asked, is this trauma, or just how my brain works?

Both trauma and neurodivergence can cause things like emotional overwhelm, impulsivity, memory issues, low self-esteem, and difficulty in work, school, or relationships.

They both shape how we handle stress and interpret the world.

Sometimes, trauma can look like neurodivergence.

Especially if you grew up misunderstood, unsupported, or constantly told to just be normal.

A neurodivergent kid who's told to stop being weird might end up masking hard, their real self gets buried under years of survival strategies, and someone shaped by trauma might later discover they were neurodivergent all along.

And sometimes, being neurodivergent is traumatic.

Living in a world that doesn't accommodate your brain, where you always have to explain or over-explain, apologize, or hide your differences can take a real toll.

If you've ever felt broken or confusing, even to yourself, please know this.

You don't need to have all the answers to deserve support.

And you don't have to prove your pain to be taken seriously.

Whether your nervous system is wired differently, shaped by trauma, or both, you deserve care that meets you where you are.

And if you're supporting someone else, lead with curiosity and compassion.

And what looks like defiance or laziness is often someone doing their best with the tools they have.

If this video resonated with you, take a breath.

And you're not the only one trying to make sense of your own world.

But understanding yourself even a little more than you did yesterday is already a powerful step forward.

If this helped, please consider sharing it with someone who might need it too.

Subtitles ListPlay Video

Are You Traumatized Or Neurodivergent, Or Both?

constantly

stick

overwhelmed

struggle