BREAKING: Scientists confirm that the pile of things ADHD people refuse to throw away isn’t clutter.
Each object is an active memory anchor the brain is using as external storage. Moving it without asking doesn’t tidy a space. It deletes files.1/6
I'm a psychologist
and I can tell
when someone was never allowed
to be angry safely.
Not because they never feel anger.
Because it comes out
in other forms.
Here are the signs:
As a psychologist, I can't stress this enough:
Being single and having strong friendships is so much healthier than being in a strong relationship but having weak friendships..1/4
These conversations aren't about finding a perfect partner.
They're about finding out whether you can build a relationship where both people are understood and respected. 5/5
5. How should we handle household responsibilities? Agree on ownership, not a permanent reminder-manager arrangement.
6. What does accountability look like for both of us? Understanding ADHD should never mean ignoring the impact of behaviour. 4/5
5 relationship truths most people learn the hard way:
1. Love isn’t compatibility. You can deeply love someone and still have completely conflicting values, goals, or futures.
2. You can’t out-communicate a closed mind. Healthy communication requires two people willing to understand, not one person constantly explaining.
3. Unspoken expectations become resentment. Expecting your partner to read your mind is a fast track to constant disappointment..1/2
WAIT WAIT WAIT — so apparently the specific silence that happens after someone hurts you — not punishing them, not shutting down on purpose, but the complete loss of words because the feeling is too large to speak — is a documented ADHD response with an actual clinical name.1/6
“I can’t keep doing this alone,”
he says,
“Why are you starting a fight?”
She is trying to talk about a problem
she has been living with for a long time.
Her silence made it easier for him to overlook it.
It never meant she was okay. 2/2
WORKPLACE ADJUSTMENTS PEOPLE WITH ADHD ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO REQUEST WITHOUT EVER DISCLOSING THEIR DIAGNOSIS.
Most ADHD people have no idea these exist as a right, not a request.
ONE OF THE WORST PARTS OF LONG DISTANCE IS KNOWING EXACTLY HOW YOU'D TAKE CARE OF THEM IF YOU WERE THERE.
But being far away doesn't mean you have to stop trying..1/6
SOME MEN CALL IT A HAPPY MARRIAGE AS LONG AS SHE DOESN’T COMPLAIN.
As long as dinner appears.
The children are cared for.
The appointments are remembered.
And her frustration stays quiet.
But when she says..1/2
If you parent, teach, or love someone with ADHD, bookmark this thread right now.
I just left a session where a child explained executive dysfunction with more clarity than any neurologist I’ve ever met.
1. They said: