Re: Me-me-me? (post from a Non-ADDer)

[Anonymous]

Hi Rainbow, cool name!

I think (IMO) that sometimes we ADDers can SEEM selfish/narssistic when you look at our behaviors through the lens of an NT (nerotypical, someone without ADD) instead of through the ADD lens.

I myself am guilty of interrupting more than any 6 year old, this is because I feel that if I don’t get the thought out of my head, I will forget. So the impulsivity and forgetfulness of the ADD make me seem rude. I am working SOOOOO hard on curbing this! My poor DH is so patient with me, but I know it drives him batty!

The hyperfocus also leads me to unintentionally yammer about myself or my own interests more than is considered polite. Part of this is the hyperfocus, I just get so into what I am talking about that I can’t break the ‘spell’. Part of it is also my own social akwardness that leads me to stick to ‘safe’ (well known) topics out of fear of looking like a dork.

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