ptsd: something terrible happened to you.
complex ptsd: something terrible WAS your entire environment and you had to just live in it. there was no escape.
I used to think I loved helping people because I was just a kind person. Then I learned ADHD brains get dopamine from solving problems, being needed, and making things better. So now I know I am kind and chemically rewarded.
i saw a girl on tiktok say she views being mean to men as a way of honoring her ancestors for all of the times they had to quietly deal with male fuckery and you know what. yea, yea i like that