Women & ADHD

Samantha A: Money management & borderline personality disorder

Nov 22, 2021
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INSIGHT

Distinguishing BPD from ADHD

  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) centers around a deep fear of abandonment and emotional dysregulation.
  • It overlaps with ADHD via emotional sensitivity but is distinct through behaviors aimed at avoiding abandonment.
ANECDOTE

Friendship Anxiety and RSD

  • Katie shared how she spiraled into anxiety when a best friend didn’t text back promptly.
  • Despite a long-term friendship, she catastrophized the silence due to ADHD-related rejection sensitivity.
ANECDOTE

Debt Crisis and Cash Allowance

  • Samantha shared her experience of moving to the US to avoid Canadian credit card debt collectors.
  • Her husband took over her finances and put her on a cash allowance for 20 years, which helped her manage spending.
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