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@adhdwife1, @Bibliophile is right.
The shame is such a big part of it, and so is the explosive rage. That rage is often because (a) our emotions go from 0 to 11 in a heartbeat, and (b) because we keep bottling up our own feelings and desires in a desperate attempt not to disappoint someone by disagreeing with them. Sooner or later, that thing’s gonna blow…and when it does, we feel way more guilty than if we’d just disagreed with them in the first place.
But the more you learn about ADHD, and how to work with it, the less of that shame you’ll feel. And you’ll start discovering some of the nifty things about ADHD. Things that the neuro-typicals actually envy us for having. (Believe it or not!)
You’ll still screw up, but not as often, and it’ll be easier to pick yourself up.
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