LATE BLOOMERS ADHD & RELATIONSHIPS: Learning to love through sensitivity, forgetfulness, and miscommunication
Feb 19, 2025
Falling in love is easy, but maintaining that love can be tricky when ADHD is involved. Rox shares her chaotic relationship history, emphasizing the impact of communication styles and forgetfulness. Rich outlines the biggest challenges, including emotional intensity and navigating rejection sensitivity dysphoria. They discuss the transformative power of sobriety, therapy, and humor in their bond. Ultimately, embracing curiosity over judgment emerges as the secret to nurturing their connection.
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Chaotic Relationship Pattern Before Diagnosis
- Rox describes falling fast, masking problems, then relationships fracturing into cheating and chaos.
- She credits sobriety, celibacy, and therapy for breaking the cycle before meeting Rich.
Hyperfocus Fuels Repeat Relationship Cycles
- Rox compares ADHD-driven new attractions to dopamine hits that feel like 'the one' but repeat a pattern.
- Rich notes ADHD pattern recognition works for everything except one's own repeated mistakes.
Glass Door Memory Story
- Rox recalls running into glass doors as a kid and never learning to stop due to memory issues.
- Rich uses this to illustrate lifelong repetition of the same errors from ADHD.