Re: Women w/ ADHD Inattentive Type – anyone out there?

[Anonymous]

Okay, I’m like a crazy person right now. I was finally able to read through the whole stream and Oh My GOD! Everything you are speaking to I have experienced. I have NEVER been good with confrontation. My sister used to joke that I run away from conflict. Ironic that most of the time I can be pretty outspoken, but HATE when people are angry or upset with me. I am also a receptionist in a medical office and if I have a run in with a patient or another dotor’s office, I fixate on it for hours. My mom always said that I was ‘overly sensitive’ and had to do ‘preambles’ when she was punishing me because I would have complete breakdowns at the slightest scolding! I can say that on the Vyvanse, not only do I keep on my laundry, I am even AHEAD of the game, which is shocking considering there were times when I would have to spend an entire day just catching up on my washing, only because I had run out of my ‘stock’ of underwear and socks. When they started talking about self esteem in “ADD and Loving It?!” I was floored. It makes perfect sense that we would be anxious when talked down to, we’ve probably been talked down to our entire lives, without our even realizing it! I love this site. I feel like I’ve found a tribe!

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