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Have you tried therapy?
Don’t second guess yourself! Having ADHD, I know how you’re feeling with this, but you’ve got a supportive partner and can lean on that person in hard times. Be open, be vulnerable, and communicate often so that the trust is there with them and they feel the same way with you. It’s going to get better, it’s just uncertain now and that’s okay. I’d also recommend learning as much as you can about this diagnosis yourself so you’re cognizant of everything you’re feeling day to day. I’ve learned a bunch about myself over the years through free resources (ie anger, instability, procrastination, scheduling, and organization). I say this because I can recognize now when I’m off and know what to do about it to further mitigate stressors.
It takes time, and understanding from/for both people. What helped with my partner, could maybe help?
There are some couples on IG that posts stuff and Doctor, I follow.
It could help bridge some knowledge/ experience gaps. by sharing some of those that share insights to partner. Don’t drowned them in posts,lol. That way the info isn’t always coming from you. And it reinforces memory and that it isn’t a “just you” thing.
Years of therapy (and years more to come). And I accidentally found a guy who is just obsessed with me.
I genuinely don’t think it would work any other way, because my perfectionism coupled with a working memory deficit means it takes very little for me to spiral when something goes wrong. Or just… unexpectedly.
My partner acts with love toward me 99.99% of the time, and that remaining .01% is just because no one is perfect. Even when he does something that feels like nails on a chalkboard (used the “wrong” cup for milk, accidentally touched me when I happen to be overstimulated, other tiny accidental things), I do not doubt that whatever I’m feeling was not his intention. Because I trust that so much, I’m able to stop myself before I react almost all of the time. It buys me time so I get to choose my own reaction, which is usually asking him a question of some kind in as neutral a tone as I can.
He’s in therapy too, at my suggestion. He says it helps him understand himself and me more.
He’s incredibly emotionally aware. He messes up more than he’d like, in a few ways, but at his core he is kind and not afraid of emotions. I can get angry around him and yell if I need to. I can cry (even messy snotty “this tv show is killing me” crying) around him and he never uses it against me. He does not EVER make me the butt of a joke and he doesn’t complain about me. I’m not worried about leaving him alone with anyone else I love. We don’t always agree, but I never feel like I have to avoid conflict.
You can’t gentle parent someone into loving you right. I tried, and it only makes you miserable. They’ve gotta come with this software installed already.
I don’t know if this one is forever, but I’m sure glad it might be.
Don’t pull punches, don’t waste time on people who make you feel confused, never make excuses for how someone else treats you, and take a chance on someone unexpected once in a while. Sometimes it sucks, but you’ve survived everything you’ve been through this far. I don’t see why that would change.
No - I’m not sure how aware they are of neurodivergence and how it plays into relationships - if there are any good institutes you recommend do let me know!
lol psychologists and female auDHD knowledge…. Not easy to find.