Reply To: "You know how I know you have ADD?" – My Story

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Oh, my goodness, this sounds SO FAMILIAR! I don’t know if I should be thrilled that someone out there is just as forgetful and “quirky” as I am, or if I should be sad that … well, the same thing. I feel your pain. I have it, too.

“If you cared enough…. ” How many times have I heard that phrase just in the past few months?! Why can’t the significant others understand that it isn’t a question of how much we care? I don’t like looking like a fool when I say the wrong thing at the wrong time, or when I see his lips moving but don’t “get” what he’s said. I don’t like looking like a selfish ***ch by forgetting to do whatever he’s asked of me. It’s not my fault that I can’t just switch tasks at a moment’s notice, and I would if I could.

I’m sorry that ADHD has caused you so much misery. I’m right there in the same boat with you, so at least neither of us are alone! I hope your husband can find a way to be more understanding. Beating ADHD at its own game is just so freaking HARD.

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