Re: Lost love, found ADHD

[Bill]

It’s a hard lesson to learn that I can’t “control” my ADHD. Work around it? Yes Medicate it? Sort of. But control it? No.

The only thing I can do is be open about what I do (or don’t do) and hope for understanding. I too can be very irritating / irritated. I can be incredibly thoughtless (literally), but there are also times when I find the perfect present or seem to be able to read minds.

Humility helps. I don’t trust my memory any more, so if someone contradicts me, I’ve learned (the hard way!) to check my facts before I respond. If it’s my wife, I’ve learned to say, “Yes, dear” and just carry on. It isn’t worth the fight.

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