What if the traits you spent your whole life calling “tough,” “intense,” or “shut down” were actually ADHD? In this episode, former Special Forces candidate and 82nd Airborne veteran Cade Lamb shares how years of military conditioning, emotional calluses, and repeated high-stress environments amplified patterns he now recognizes as lifelong ADHD. We talk about why trauma can show up as paralysis, avoidance, or anger, how men learn to mask it as strength, and why so many adults misread these patterns. This conversation helps you understand where trauma ends, where ADHD begins, and how the two overlap far more than most people realize.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(02:47) Cade’s Military Story

(09:51) Trauma in the Military

(17:26) ADHD or Trauma? Understanding the Overlap

(23:01) How Trauma Impacts ADHD

(28:53) PTSD ties to ADHD

(33:52) How to Start Gaining Emotional Control

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