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I Have Adhd

It's a tough thing to live with. I am one of those people for whom it has gotten much worse in adulthood, and I feel like I'm becoming stranger with every year that passes. Everything is either too boring or too much. I have no concept of time beyond "now" and "not now." I can't organise my stuff or my finances no matter how hard I try. I'm so different from everyone emotionally that 90% of people don't even feel real to me when I talk to them. I often feel like I might as well not try to connect with anyone because they wouldn't understand either way. My emotions are unpredictable and, most of the time, overwhelming and very painful. Every time someone hurts my feelings it's like my soul is being ripped out through my throat. I'm afraid of opening up to people because rejection is the worst thing in the world for some reason. All I really seem to be good for is the fact that my observable symptoms are often funny. I say funny things, often unintentionally, which makes it funnier. I'm easy to fool because I'll react to things people tell me before really thinking about them, which is, again, hilarious apparently. I'm very, very good at English because it's my special interest and I can help people with their academic essays even though I've never been succesful in university myself. But beyond that, most people don't want to know me. They don't want to deal with me and my unpredictability. I'm afraid to ever date again. For me, the worst part has never been the inconsistent focus or the trouble sleeping. It's how different I feel, how far removed from "normal" people. It's lonely. I wish I could be more positive about it, but it's very, very difficult.
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I can relate to a couple of things. My time frames of reference are now, before now, and sometimes [i]way[/i] before now.

I can start across the small floor of my apartment to make a cup of tea and realize an hour later I’m still thirsty, but I [i]did[/i] water my plants.

It’s not bad to be funny, even inadvertently. The world needs more laughter, even if it is at my expense.
JojaRodenaLente · 31-35, F
@Mamapolo2016 i agree, definitely, and i wouldn't mind being entertaining for people if that wasnt all they wanted from me. They don't want the rest of me.
Only rarely do we meet people who want all of us. That requires patience, which unfortunately is something we struggle with.

I’m good with English, too (I typo’d English. 😂😂)
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JojaRodenaLente · 31-35, F
@Mamapolo2016 yeah, i know, that's why at age 27 i still have only 3 friends. Only been in 2 relationships, too. I just find it very difficult to trust people, since I find them so difficult to understand.
At 68, I have learned that understanding people may not have anything to do with disability or health. We are all of us complex creatures. Even when we think we understand, we probably don’t.

@JojaRodenaLente