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adhd in relationships! :3
these won’t apply to everyone with adhd bc everyone’s different but this so just some things i’ve personally noticed and i’ve seen other people talk about!
both positives and negatives :]
both positives and negatives :]
- rejection sensitive dysphoria (rsd) is often more extreme because of how important your s/o is to you. this means we sometimes need a lot of reassurance
- sometimes we have hyperfixations on our partner and they’re the only person we want to talk to/about. this can be both a good thing and a bad thing
- other hyperfixations sometimes mean we don’t talk to our partners as much as we would at other times. it doesn’t mean we don’t love them anymore in anyway
- we’re often quite clingy! this can be a positive or negative whichever way you see it.
- a lot of us are impulsive or hyperactive so whenever we’re excited we just come and talk to you
- we can be quite blunt and don’t think before we speak. we might speak out of turn or blurt out a response too quickly.
- we forget things. birthdays, events, what we’re saying While we’re saying it. just be patient we’ll get there eventually
- adhd often comes with mental illness which is neither a positive or negative but is important to be aware of
- we’re very impatient, sometimes we move too fast or get bored in a relationship where new things aren’t happening.
- because of that though we’re happy to try new things together and find interesting things we can do
- because of our experiences with rsd though we’ll do whatever we can to make sure our s/o feels loved
- we really like to share our hyperfixations and we get excited to tell you things
- our emotions are often quite extreme which might be hard to deal with but also can be a good thing because we put our everything into relationships
- we love to hear about our s/o and things they like. alot of us live learning and new information and interaction. Especially if it’s about someone we love
- we often talk a lot and about whatever pops into our head so conversations stay interesting and we tend to accidentally create a lot of inside jokes
- sometimes we feel as if we’re ‘too much’ when someone doesn’t match our energy
- a lot of us are creative and like making you things
please feel free to add more things down below!!!
obviously these won’t apply to everyone and i won’t have gotten everyone’s experience but these are things i’ve seen from talking to others with adhd and my own experiences
pls note: i’m diagnosed by my psychotherapist and i’ve done a lot of extra research as i’m unable to get an official diagnosis. it shouldn’t affect this thread as all the info comes from ppl who are diagnosed. self diagnosing is valid i just felt like a liar so i had to mention
