I have recently got diagnosed with ADHD and am currently having coaching with my therapist to try and make things a lot easier. However it’s having a detrimental effect on my relationship with my partner at the moment and is consuming it to the point we are talking about splitting up because it’s becoming too unmanageable 🥺 Any advice on how to balance things out / did anyone else experience relationship stresses ?
Yes, ADHD can have significant impact on relationships and I don’t think it’s a bad thing to take a break while you take care of yourself, I had to take a break because of my ADHD after 20 years of marriage so we could both focus on getting to the vet best version of ourselves
I have found some stresses relationally, but I have been diagnosed for a while. If you guys are talking about splitting up because of it, then I’m guessing your partner might have just been waiting for a reason to say that you’re too much for them. And well, that’s not good for them to do, but you were simply diagnosed. The stuff was already there and going on, you just are probably more conscious of it. That’s usually what happens and changes happen when you get diagnosed and all, but if you already had something it’s not like it’s going to change something that much in the relationship. Me and my fiancé both have our struggles. We understand that we sometimes need breaks or times to process or that we need things explained in particular ways. We take breaks away and we do all those things. You simply have to know boundaries and learn what your body is telling you with stress and then where your boundaries are with that. The strange thing is that you’re saying it’s becoming too unmanageable, because that doesn’t quite make sense to me. If it’s becoming that way, then a true partner would want to help in some way. If you need anything to help with focus or energy that’s natural and doesn’t have side effects of medication, try The Patch Brand website vitamin patches. Idk if you are or aren’t taking meds now or what, but that’s what I found impacted my relationship. Since I’ve been off my meds and using the vitamin patches while also seeking relationship counseling, we’ve been doing a lot better
