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my wife has recently had the above diagnosis, which she self diagnosed, then got a professional diagnosis.

i have long term experience of working professionally with teenagers with adhd as a mentor , youth and community worker and have a lot of experience analysing behaviour patterns and devising work approaches to support and be aware of difficulties involved in living with adhd

We need to sell the house.  DH will not talk about it.  Yesterday I found out he had not paid last year's Real Estate Taxes...we are now fined and charged interest which we can't afford. AND this year's real estate is coming up!  A couple weeks ago our electricity was turned off because he did not pay the electric bill for 4 months....not telling me.  He has his messy horading in (what once was) 2 beautiful sheds, 1 garage and a large office.  How do I get the house ready to sell?  This accumulation of mess is WAY beyond my ability to clean up.

I was recently dx with inattentive ADD.   They also think I may have the mild bi-polar as well, were still not sure at this time.  My question is this.  It seems my whole life i havn't been hyper on the outside but inside ive been VERY anxious, always doubting in my relationships, going back and forth, having turmoil and NO PEACE inside.  I mean I pray, I do everything I can think of, and when that doesn't work I just leave the relationship to "be alone" thinking I can "fix" the doubts or anxiety on my own.  

Just wondered if anyone had any idea how I could crack this one.  My boyfriend’s allergic to cats.  He can get up close to them and stroke or play with them but if he spends too long in a room with a cat he gets congested and has trouble breathing, especially at night.  I used to let my cat on the bed but since he’s been coming to my house more often I’ve banned the cat from my bedroom at all times. 

Hello everyone,

Hi all, haven't posted in a couple of weeks. 

Are people with ADHD/ADD happier than nons?  I was just watching a TED speech which claims that happiness is living in the moment, putting a positive (real or unreal) "spin" on ALL that happens in your life, leaving things "open ended" rather than tightly decided.  And we know that having "less expectations" is a better path to happiness.  It might also be that the more responsibility you pile on yourself, the less happy you are.  Acceptance with WHAT IS would seem to make a person happier rather than having desires that will never be met.

Long story short - I'm non-ADD married to ADD for 3.5 yrs after a 3 yrs courtship.  Typical cycle - courtship hyperfocus, led us to move in after 6 weeks.  Abruptly fell away as usual w/ the occasional resurface of it here and there.  His finances were a mess despite a high income.  After huge battles, I got it under control and he now has A+ credit only b/c of me.  The sex I learned early on that he was a happy participant as long as I instigated, which got old real quick and of course killed my self esteem.

This is such a tough situation and I recognize that it is affecting my health, my happiness, and my children. I need this to change pretty soon. I am sorry this will be a long post. I am telling you, I used to be a kind, happy, considerate person with a great job and caring friends, a supportive extended family and a talent and joy for my work--just got a bonus and big award for doing well. I have a sense of humor. I like to have fun. But I am a wreck underneath at this point. A huge wreck, losing weight with migraines almost every day and hair falling out. My children need me.

I've been married to my adhd partner for 3 months now. My husband is a wonderful guy. He's so bright, intelligent, and fun. He's also almost completely irresponsible and (unknowingly) self-absorbed. I guess I could say our marriage is fairly typical of an ADHD marriage. He holds few household responsibilities (I do ALL the cooking - he refuses, I do 95% of the cleaning, I remind him to pay bills, etc), ignores problems then stonewalls me when I bring them up, and has this amazing way of turning me into the evil shrew wife whenever something goes wrong. He is partially treated.