How my ADHD makes handling relationships difficult

Re:How my ADHD makes handling relationships difficult by Spunkie on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @11:27AM (#43906226)

I believe the initial not quickly replying is also in itself a type of coping mechanism to try to hang on to any possibility of having productive days.

I know if I "just replied quickly" to all of my personal text in a day I would almost never get any work done, and my circle of friends/family isn't even particularly large.

But yeah... once the initial chance to reply passes it quickly turns into anxiety/dread/avoidance. ADHD is a tough one to rangle, especially unmedicated.

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Re:How my ADHD makes handling relationships difficult by aaronyarborough on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @05:09PM (#43909671)

That rings true for me too. Interestingly, I've never considered returning to ADHD medication to try and manage this, but now I've thought about it, I'm not sure it'd help in this specific scenario (though I know your comment was about ADHD generally being tough to rangle, rather than just this specific aspect)

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