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Sorry to hear that. It’s hard at times. I don’t want use the adhd as an excuse for his behaviour. I’m guessing there’s a big learning curve for me.>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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by: Swedish coast -
During divorce, my ADD ex was deceitful and hurtful, explaining he hadn’t valued our years together, and that he was happy to get rid of me. It was hard to hear since I’d been his caregiver for years, supporting him financially and carrying the family responsibilities alone. Then, a year later with no attempts from him whatsoever to make peace, he apparently told my mother he had conversations with me in his head every day. He was mulling about how things had gone wrong, and wanted to make...>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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I really did love him, and he broke me again and again. I kept pulling myself back together and working harder. After half a lifetime of this - 25 when I met him, together for 25 years - I collapsed, physically and emotionally, and could not pull myself back together again, even for the kids. This past year - just 10 months in fact since we split - I have been gradually reassembling something like myself, and reassessing his behaviour and no longer finding excuses for it. Maybe I didn’t love...>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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Sorry to hear this. I love my husband dearly so I’m determined to make it work.>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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by: honestly -
With my ex, I would find myself facing consequences of ‘decisions we’d made’ that I had been completely unaware of. On one occasion this involved him cancelling a lovely hotel so we could go stay with his ex girlfriend instead. Apparently we’d agreed this. I would never have agreed this; not in a million years. I ended up changing beds and making conversation with a woman I disliked rather than relaxing in a hotel. With him I thought of it as convenience rather than actually believing we had had the...>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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by: Swedish coast -
Sadly. I loved him dearly, but the ADD has ruined it.>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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As you say he’s your ex - was it the ADD that broke it for you?>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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And my ADD ex partner was actually angry and disappointed at me for not having heard him.>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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by: honestly -
What you describe is so close to what I experienced with my ex. Career hyperfocus and success, neglect, negativity and misery for everybody else. The DARVO, the gaslighting, the lying, the lack of empathy and the lashing out. I hope for you that you get out of it. There is happiness and peace on the other side. There’s healing.>>> on Forum topic - And it continues ...
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I’m desperate for some advice! My husband has continual conversations in his head but is then convinced that he’s had the conversation with me. When I question it he says I’m wrong and we argue. It’s like he’s gaslighting me constantly. I’ve tried to stay calm and the last time it happened I reminded him exactly how the conversation had gone without raising my voice and he eventually remembered what we’d discussed. It’s like he has his own script that he thinks he’s said out loud but then...>>> on Forum topic - Conversations in his head
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by: Swedish coast -
Good thoughts. I listened to one just now. In fact I have enjoyed my work. It’s been lifesaving since divorce. No matter how devastated I’ve felt privately, I’ve been able to go there, grab a positive attitude, and kill at caring and problem solving. Also there’s no time to think about anything private for the whole day. Work has let me forget, and feel good, and sometimes brilliant. That’s why now, two years after divorce, it’s so disappointing to find work is making me ill, too...>>> on Forum topic - Caregiver burnout
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It's not gonna solve things, but there's tons of food for thought on codependancy We Can Do Hard Things - episode with Terri Cole and there's one with Melody Beattie (which is IMPERATIVE listening for those of us in these positions) and they refer to other episodes that they discuss codependancy. Also the episodes with Jennifer hattmaker are chefs kiss. Make no mistake there's tons of food for thought in them and u will need time to digest but definitely do critical thinking. I...>>> on Forum topic - Caregiver burnout
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Though they have some traits, neither of my kids meet the threshold for ADHD. I do totally recognise the dynamic of having to ‘go nuclear’ for the ADHD spouse to take anything on board. The general impression was that he could not give a monkey’s about anything that was not immediately to do with his needs being met. I recently read Dr Sami Tamini’s book Searching for Normal. I’d highly recommend it, if you’re able to get hold of it where you live (he’s a UK psychologist and author) It...>>> on Forum topic - No diagnosis for kid
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But honest question that it might be good to sit on.....but do you actually like your job? Like, you might want to explore your profession that you're good at it bc you've been conditioned and this has built up.... but maybe, just maybe, you might like to explore thinking about a new job? Or career?? Or something that doesn't involve caregiving. It sounds like you have a lot on plate. This is not advice to quit your job! It ain't that simple. But just think about what your job brings to your...>>> on Forum topic - Caregiver burnout
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Pursuer burnout is new to me, had to look it up. And of course, it sounds like the inevitable result of living with a passive depressed person who avoids honest conversation and doesn’t reach out to repair trust. What co-dependency is seems less clear when one tries to read about it? At this point I’d throw in a feminist point of view as well (everyone and everything likes to profit on but not reward hard-working women who turn chaos into order and never give up). And part of the...>>> on Forum topic - Caregiver burnout
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Yeah I've only heard about pursuer burnout recently and it really relates to my soul. For co-dependancy, I can recommend some good podcast to listen to to start... it can be very difficult and its easy and familiar to "fight it", eg letting the voice in your head, while listening to something that gets your back up (meaning theh are hitting a nerve), counter everything someone says in a podcast or whatever you're reading. The voice tells you you're an exception, but really, we are not. Just...>>> on Forum topic - Caregiver burnout
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I wish I had the magic words to help you feel better. Jus know you aren't alone. Its so so so hard.>>> on Forum topic - And it continues ...
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I'm the same. Always wondering why everyone trampled on my boundaries but I had to swallow my pride and when I took the time to learn them, realised I was the one trampling on myself. Absorbing as much as I could across podcasts ans books about co-dependancy really helped big time. But it's not perfect but there's been a lot of progress. I'm in the thick of some heavy stuff right now but I'm super proud of my own boundaries or at least being able to recognise burnout and pursuer burnout long before it...>>> on Forum topic - Caregiver burnout
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by: Swedish coast -
Somebody wrote about hope being a woman’s enemy sometimes. As when hoping a not so promising behavior in a partner will go away with time. And assuming if she just puts in enough love and care and work, things will automatically go well. For me, hoping and loving and trying wasn’t enough. I’m hoping next time I won’t try to solve somebody else’s issues, or compensate for their dysfunction. Next time, I would like a partner to show me they can contribute to our life together.>>> on Forum topic - Cold feet about our wedding
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by: sickandtired -
I really think he needs to make more of an effort to commit to dealing with his issues before you marry him. Being too critical of my child would be a deal breaker, and that will only get worse once he feels he has you tied up in a marriage. This kind of stepfather will have negative effects on your child’s self esteem for the rest of his life. Why do you want to marry someone who is not affectionate toward you or your son??? Husbands are not like home improvement projects you can fix up after you...>>> on Forum topic - Cold feet about our wedding
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