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I was wondering if anyone else can  relate? I have an intense feeling of my energy draining away when I am around my Inattentive ADD husband. Or sometimes I have the feeling that I can't breathe, like there is no air in the room. I feel more balanced when we are not in the same physical space, and dadly when he travels i feel my energy tank slowly refilling. He has crushingly low self esteem, and has needed me to prop him up a lot, and since I'm so exhausted and burnt out I have retreated a lot emotionally to save myself.

Hi. I am new here and am grateful to have found a place to go.

My husband really struggles with anger management and the volatility of things is affecting our marriage. Does anyone have any recommendations of online anger management courses or books etc particularly that would be suit someone with adhd. There are so many to choose from and it's a hard thing for him to do so want it to be worthwhile! And if anyone has any positive stories to share around this improving would love to hear, to give me some hope ...

Hi - i decided to sign up here because it's Christmas and I'm at a loss. We have two young children (about to be 3 and 5) and it seems like all the strategies, and truth be told all of my life, now revolves around my partner (ADHD) and his needs. I just can't see how this works with children -- years before the diagnosis I told him that I was getting emotionally drained and wouldn't be able to keep going. And just like the book describes, I couldn't. I got really sick, I got depressed, I was angry and all the while trying to be the consistent (in all ways) parent to our children.

"People who are always disapproving" are individuals who tend to express negative opinions or criticism about others' actions, choices, or behaviors frequently, often seeming to find fault with almost anything, creating an overall critical and judgmental attitude. 

Key characteristics of someone who is always disapproving:

Constant criticism:

They readily point out flaws or perceived mistakes in others, even in minor situations. 

Skeptical outlook:

They often question the motives and intentions behind others' actions, assuming the worst. 

I'm narrowing down things that are eating at me and they all seem to be related to the idea of an asymmetrical relationship. It occurred to me, that satiation is a key component in this equation since its the opposite of deprivation.

When children leave for a week at their father's I again get this feeling I have no idea how to live. Or be a parent. I feel like by now a year after ADD divorce I could have a clue. I don't.

This is a well known situation that we just navigated together without any conflict. I won't say there's an exact resolution on my end, but a compromise was made.

If memory serves me ( I'm not 100% sure )...but in one of his books, Dr Hallowell talked about this very relationship issue, about himself, so I know I'm not alone. This has to do with waiting to do things ( until later ) or doing them right away ( first thing ) and the order in which people tend to do things. In our case, I'm the wait until later guy, and my SO is the do it right now first before you do anything else.

“I sat with anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.”   C.S.Lewis