Re: Successful ADDers annoy the h*ll out of me.

[Tiddler]

I can completely relate to your anger. I am FURIOUS! I hate the world, I hate my life, I hate my past, my now and my future.

That’s just the stage I’m at at the moment. At some point I’ll work out how to stop feeling angry and move on. But right now, I completely understand. I’m not directing my anger at the same issues as you though – I’m so glad when I hear of someone with ADD who’s a high achiever. It makes me feel relieved that there are people out there who are ahead of this bloody curse.

Instead, I’m angry at the people who didn’t understand when I was growing up, who told me I wasn’t trying or laughed at me. I’m angry at my parents for punishing me for things I had no control over. I’m angry at my teachers for failing to teach me how to get it right instead of telling me how wrong I was. I’m angry at myself for not getting it done. I’m angry at the ADD. I even get angry sometimes at my husband for helping me. And for not helping. how on earth is he supposed to win?

I’m no more angry at people who are successful with ADHD as I am at people who have beaten cancer. But maybe if I had terminal cancer I’d be flippin furious at them. I don’t know.

As for the videos on here, thank god for them. I watched them over and over with my husband and laughed and cried because someone understood without judgement. I think they’re hilarious, even now with my exploding rage, because of the warmth in them.

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