Great question! To my knowledge, they are just starting to look into it, but with PTSD specifically, not CPTSD. There is this case study (n=1) and this pilot study (n=32) that show promise. They are recruiting people for more testing.

Preliminary evidence shows that it does help - and it makes sense. If cognitive deficits from PTSD are a result of an impaired executive function, then stimulants would help with those particular symptoms, much like in ADHD.

Here’s the thing though - the US healthcare system still doesn’t even have CPTSD as a diagnosis, so there is not too much research happening on the topic here. Considering how ADHD (especially in women) is also very understudied, there are so many variables we just don’t know or understand.

If you are interested in novel treatments of PTSD, I also recommend looking into blue light therapy. There is some promising results showing a reduction in symptom severity within 6 weeks of daily 30-min blue light exposure in the morning. Here is a systematic review that looks at 4 studies.

I would be down with that as long as it’s a viable way to diagnose (I don’t know enough off the top of my head about it).

Basically anything other than self-report and the clinician’s opinion would be nice.

I just started saying “guess you’re not going to heaven with that opinion” and walking away while their face gets red, steam starts coming out of their ears, and they start proving to you why they are the chosen ones.

For some reason it really bugs them.

Especially in women, like by a lot.

In my professional experience, it can be hard to tell between ADHD symptoms and CPTSD symptoms. The checklist is not a great way to diagnose people. We usually do a lot more assessments, I also use a computerized test to measure reaction time and error commission.

I wish we (therapists) at least had the option to order an MRI or recommend a doctor orders one in difficult cases (I can do the latter but they will just laugh at me).

It’s only true in the U.S. if you live in a food desert or somewhere rural with a single walmart. Which admittedly is a problem here.

But if you live anywhere with healthier stores like Sprouts and Whole Foods, you will find plenty of juice.

Even my regular local regular supermarket carries various juices.

I was hoping this would make an appearance!

He is conveniently one inch above the height cutoff.

🤜🏻 🤛🏻

Hello, fellow Coloradan!

I mean, nothing. If someone wanted to do that, they could.

And I am sure we will start seeing more and more AI being passed off as real pics as the technology improves. It’s sad.

Facebook and Instagram usually. I’ll try to grab some screenshots but I also avoid groups that post AI so it doesn’t show up as much in my feed.

Edit: here is an example of fake bats being posted to a bat group. While this is not a group pretending to be a rescue, they will occasionally sell bat-related merchandise. It’s just a quick example, there are definitely more:

Absolutely, that’s another danger of this dumb fake content.

So this is becoming a real problem in the animal rescue world.

TL;DR: Fake “rescues” divert funds from real ones with their dumb AI content.

Edit: adding more for context - you probably notice me as someone who posts a lot of animal pictures. I follow dozens of various animal rescues, and some of them have been sounding the alarm bell.

Animal rescues run very lean in terms of funding; they rely on volunteer labor and the generosity of people who subscribe to their social media channels.

That’s where they will often have donation drives and requests - and they will post plenty of cute anima pics to support the cause. Of course, it often takes a volunteer hours per week to get great pics to post.

So some assholes empowered with Artificial “Intelligence” are creating fake rescues with fake images and diverting funds from real rescues.

Yes, people really are that gullible, especially on Facebook. A lot of older people cannot tell the difference.

His article: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260218-i-hacked-chatgpt-and-googles-ai-and-it-only-took-20-minutes

How is babby formed?

No, it’s literally not cause no one had to pay me to make this post. It’s called “sharing something I genuinely appreciate with the world.”

Or those stupid AI dolls? Like, “therapist Barbie” etc.

Preganant?

“The Al “caricature” trend has been very distressing to genuine caricaturists like my husband @tealcartoons.bsky.social. We’ve been discussing how to reconnect with people & remind them what human-made art looks like. He just started a YT channel. Please subscribe, share & delight in real caricature!”

His YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@tealcartoons

His Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tealcartoons.bsky.social