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So... we're not even married yet, and I am trying to make sure we don't end up falling apart later when the courtship is over and the toilet breaks...  I can see how this will be challenging at times.  I'm a pragmatist and very linear in thinking, and he's... not.  

So, last night our couples therapist laid out some "alternative" medical theories, including how not following doctor's advice about ovarian cancer had worked so well for her.  (I brought up the counter example of Bob Marely, who turned to alternative medicine for skin cancer on his foot and wound up dead.)  A lot of this was director toward my needing to stop focussing on negative things and to look for positive things.  

Is there answers for adults with add/adhd on how to have quality of life, and marriage? Is there answers for any mind types (those who may be spouses to an opposite)  in quality of life? Yes, and Yes.....So what's the problem? LOL....The problems are very clear....1) A person (any person) must be able to SEE their own behaviors and act on them...(# 1 just eliminated a large part of human society) 2) Everyone feels good about themselves, at a level that causes blindness and justification of dysfunctional living.

I have posted here before but it was a while ago.  My husband has been out of work for over 2 years, acting as a SAHD currently and trying to get on a useful treatment plan.  There are a number of problems:

1--I'm disabled but working full time and I am the main breadwinner.  The stress of our financial situation is making it hard for me to keep working full time while dealing with my health struggles but there's a limited amount I can do to help with my stress that wouldn't further strain the budget (such as cut hours or take leave).

 Hi everyone! I just made an account on this website and I wanted to introduce myself.  I am a newlywed (married for almost a year), legally blind, 980 HD, 21-year-old woman.  I am also a student pursuing my degree in social work. I came on here for two reasons; first, to let you all know that you are not alone. My husband suffers from ADHD, and we are currently trying to navigate those challenges.  I can empathize with both sides; with the non-80 HD spouse, the anger, depression, frustration, hopelessness, self hatred, and hatred for your partner.

I have been recovering from a bad sinus infection for quite some time.  My wife just came down with one.  She wanted to rest yesterday afternoon.

During that time, I worked on dinner--simmering corned beef and prepping roasted potatoes.  I also did a ton of the backlog of dirty dishes.

Our 10 year old was watching tv.  I went upstairs, and when I came down I found some ice cream out. I asked her if anyone said she could have ice cream and she acknowledged that she had not asked permission.  I told her she should not have it before dinner and I put it back in the freezer.

I sat with anger long enough, until she told me her real name was grief.

I've been really sick the past week.  I missed two days of work because I was coughing so hard.  My sinuses are finally draining, and it feels like my brain is leaking out of my nose.

It's been 2 years since I've been with my SO and i'm seeing more and how his ADHD is affecting us and my son ( different dad) .
 Most recently it's been financials and i get that we haven't had much coming in and have had to move funds around to manage/budget the household. 

I just read this weeks “weekly tips”.  I will say that I feel that both ADHD and ADHD partners of the victims of a terrible network of physicians, physiologist and psychiatrist that take health insurance. I work for a very large company that provides top notch physical and mental health coverage for my husband and I. I recently have renewed hope that an ADHD savvy doctor(s) could help save my marriage.  I contacted many just to find out that they don’t take my heath insurance.  None of them!! Not one!!   The avg 1st time visit is around $400 and then a high hourly rate thereafter.