How my ADHD makes handling relationships difficult

(aaronjy.me)

13 points | by aaronyarborough 12 hours ago ago

6 comments

  • astrange 3 hours ago ago

    > Recently I've been doing a lot of reading and thinking around developing mechanisms to help with all this, and I stumbled on another term that may be familiar to those familiar with ADHD, too: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (or RSD)

    It should be noted that this is just a term one guy made up, and isn't medically accepted as an ADHD symptom.

    Of course it is a legitimate thing that happens to people.

  • jmathai 7 hours ago ago

    I haven’t been diagnosed with ADHD and this isn’t a particular weak spot for me but even I can relate. I find it most hard when there’s a mismatch in reciprocity.

    I enjoy learning from posts like this because it can help identify patterns I might not have otherwise noticed. From there I can do something.

    Something I do periodically is scroll my iMessages and see if there are conversations that have been dormant longer than I’d like. If so, I try to think of something to resurrect the thread.

  • hcfman 2 hours ago ago

    It gets a lot easier if you trim down the number of relationships you actually want to maintain.

    There's my partner. Heck, now I'm almost full!

    • znpy 29 minutes ago ago

      > There's my partner. Heck, now I'm almost full!

      Been there, done that, i can tell you it’s a bad approach, because relationships don’t last forever and aren’t always smooth 100% of the time.

      Having friends is often also having somebody that you can talk about your issues (even about issues with your partner) and get a different opinion.

      • bravetraveler 13 minutes ago ago

        Been there, done that. Most of the opinions I've sought - not just received - haven't been worth either the time or oxygen they consumed. Winging it has gone well. It's a wash.

        Opinions are like assholes, we all have 'em and they all stink. Take care :)

  • cornhole 2 hours ago ago

    I felt the same way until I took antidepressants and stopped giving a shit. It’s really amazing to see how the situations that gave me anxiety was not a big deal at all.