when I was a kid I could never listen to what my teachers were saying because I was busy trying to make my face look like I was listening to what they were saying so I didn’t hurt their feelings. anyways I got diagnosed with ADHD at 23
Listen, not everyone's trauma gives them thick skin. Some people's trauma made them more sensitive and insecure, they cry more easily, get overwhelmed at small tings. The narrative that trauma makes you stronger is a lie. There is, power in acknowledging it and growing from it.