I do all of these things especially the Thumper impression, fidgeting, and the zoning out. I think in my case it was both the ADHD an anxiety. The zoning out and having trouble finding my words FEELS like it is worse when I don't take my Adderall. I say feels because, I don't know if my T noticed any difference when between what I'm like medicated and not medicated. Since being on the Adderall I usually mention somewhere during the mid or end of a session....Oh, BTW forgot to take my Adderall today. I usually don't mention it at the beginning of the session 'cause I don't want her zooming in an observing my ticks. I tell her at the end, just in case she is thinking... WTF is up with her today. LOL

Sorry...off topic.:-)

ANYWAY... Like I said before. I think my anxiety (hypervigilance state) and ADHD had me in a state of constant overload and my head was in lock down. From my perception, getting medication for the ADHD helped me get out of the brain-spasm cycle :-). Although I still struggle a lot with my anxiety, especially when trying to talk about the past and personal problems in the present... I'm getting better. I'm not sure in my case if it is really possible to separate the trauma response from the ADHD symptoms. And as Sunrise pointed out.... I don't think it really matters at this point. I do not have any adverse effect from being on the Adderall and I'm not hiding or not getting apropriate treatment for my anxiety. Hopefully when my trauma stuff is dealt with and manageable...I will be able to cope with being a bit hyper.

At this point I am very glad that during therapy the ADHD issue was raised. I was able to take charge of my health care... got this issue under control so that I could then focus on other stuff.

Auro, if you think getting treated for ADHD is what you need... then demand that your health care providers listen. If they won't get new health care providers. My old GP was a really nice guy, I had him for 15 yrs... but when he dismissed my request explore the ADHD dx and for a trial of a stimulant medication... we needed to part ways. There is no doubt that I was a complete mental case at the time... but the last thing I needed was a GP who ignored me. My new GP has been great... not just because he referred me to someone who could help me, but because he was willing to listen to me. VERY important when your world is crashing in on you.