"Denial" of ADHD symptoms hurts everyone. But we compound our hurt when we wrongly attribute this denial in our ADHD partners to stubbornness or willfulness. Sometimes, that is the case. Many times, … [Read more...]
How Can Medication Help ADHD Relationships?
How can medication help ADHD relationships? It can help in reducing all the ADHD symptoms that challenge that individual in every aspect of life, including domestic life and in relationships. For … [Read more...]
Chapter 15: Reaching Through ADHD Denial In A Loved One
Understanding denial is one thing; reaching through ADHD denial in a loved one is quite another. In previous chapters, we learned about what ADHD is, how it affects the brain, how it affects our … [Read more...]
Chapter 13: Psychological Denial of ADHD, or The FEAR Factor
By Taylor J. Chapter 13 is the first chapter under the #2 Success Strategy: Dealing with Denial. As such, it covers the common psychological reasons behind denial of ADHD– that is, for either … [Read more...]
Chapter 12: Solving ADHD’s Double Whammy
By Taylor J. My husband: “I don't have ADHD. I can't have ADHD. I'm a super-important, intelligent, successful, capable person who couldn’t possibly have ADHD.” Me: “Yes, you're … [Read more...]
Chapter 11: “Strategies for Right Now!”
By Taylor J. We arrive at Part 3 of the book. It is here we start getting equipped with strategies for making positive changes in our lives and relationships. This third section of the book is called … [Read more...]
The ADHD Roller Coaster’s Third Plunge
By Taylor J. I shut the bathroom door, sat on the floor, and sobbed. I'd just watched a mouse saunter through my disgusting kitchen. It didn't even feel the need to run. Why should it? This well-trod … [Read more...]
Managing the Unmanageable: ADHD Relationship Roller Coaster’s Second Plunge
By Taylor J. It's eerie, re-reading Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? after both my husband and I were diagnosed. Clearly, our relational patterns well fit the paradigm Gina presents here. Chapter 9 … [Read more...]
Chapter 8: Explaining The Inexplicable
By Taylor J. Chapter 8: Explaining the Inexplicable Now that we have a better grasp on what ADHD is—and the mystifying twists and turns it can bring to life and relationships—we turn to the other … [Read more...]
Chapter 7: More Mystifying Twists and Turns
By Taylor J. If the core challenge of ADHD is self-regulation, then we must understand: There are a lot of things that anyone's “self” has to regulate. They don't all show up on symptom … [Read more...]
