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Hi, I'm new here.  I downloaded the free chapters last night and found myself laughing out loud at how much our relationship resembles the ones described in the book.  My husband and I have long suspected that he has ADHD based on his family history, but he has never received a diagnosis.  I would very much like for him to read the chapters and consider examining some of these issues, but I have a feeling this will be met with resistance from him.

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity". Albert Einstein

For several weeks (adding up to a month or two) my husband's ADHD really started to spiral out of control (after stopping ADHD meds cold turkey) and he withdrew and started sleeping in the den. During out marriage...off and on..he has taken to sleeping on the couch, in the den, etc. He once spent about 2 years sleeping on the couch. To make a long story short, it really troubled me and when we reconciled with a 'clean slate' approach in Dec 2009 after a brief separation I stressed to him how important the 'marriage bed' was to me.

I do not think the session today was easy for my husband. Now he's complaining about a headache, so I have to be quiet and take care of him even more than usual. I am more pain than he can even imagine, on a daily basis, but once again, it's all about him.

Is there typically a link between depression, ADHD and/or migraines? Or is it just an excuse to do nothing?

I set up an intake session at a university psychology clinic for my husband. Since he's lost his job, he lost his insurance and we can't afford to pay privately for his meds and counseling.

I have been married for 18 years (recent anniversary in June).  I got married to my high school sweetheart at age 20.  I have three children (17, 12, and 10).  My wife is the love of my life.  She is sweet, kind, beautiful and really a fantastic human being.  I lover her dearly.

I keep reading that there don't seem to be many success stories here, and I tend to agree with everyone who posts that the happy ppl are usually out living their lives being happy.  BUT I promise we are not like unicorns--happy couples where one person has ADD do exist and I am about to celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary with my love!!  I apologize for not posting more, but I tend to post on websites mainly when I have questions (like today--sorry)  or really feel like something I can say might help a situation (which since I check the sites I read only about once a week or so usually

I have been with my boyfriend for 4 years, and I have always known that he has severe ADHD. He is extremely hyperactive, but it never really bothered me too much. However, we have had a lot of problems in our relationship that I think are stemming from his ADHD. Recently I left work at 5:45 instead of 5:30, and he became extremely suspicious of why I left 15 minutes late. It turned into a huge argument because I am such an honest person and I love him so much, but he constantly thinks I'm "up to something", or he "smells something fishy".

I need help trying to help my husband, newly diagnosed ADHD, get organized.

I'm finding a lot of good ideas here.  I'm going to try and get him here, too.

I am new here and I just need a place to let go for a moment.  I need to know how much can you take of this.  My husband is well meaning in many respects.  He is a great father, but I am having difficulty dealing with the extraordinary amount of responsibility it takes to be married with someone who has ADHD.  We don't really name it because he doesn't believe that things should be named less it has power over you.  He is unmedicated because he doens't want to be dependant on any drug for the rest of his life.