You might even feel frustrated with yourself for failing to keep up, despite working twice as hard as everyone else in the room. This experience is common. It is called ADHD burnout. Through my work in psychiatry and personal reflections on mental health, I have learned that this exhaustion is not a character flaw.

When we talk about trauma, it’s easy to picture catastrophic events - hurricanes, combat, or severe accidents. While those are certainly traumatic, limiting our definition to "big" events misses the full picture.