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What the What.......

I need a little help interpreting this situation.  I am an adhd husband who is presently separated from my wife but living under the same roof (roommates). She initiated the separation.  She says that nothing has changed with us. I now interpret that to mean that she is lonely and I still have not connected with her.  She says I still speak harshly with her and do not know how to interact with her.  She has stated recently that there is no us and can not be until I get help.  Do not work on us, work on me.

Glad I have found this site

Hello,

I'm a 41 years old married for 11 years to an ADHD man. He is not diagnosed and I think he would never accept to take a test, as the idea of him having something wrong, is not possible for him.

I started reading about ADHD, because of my boy, he has it, has been diagnosed and is taking Ritalin. It seems to help him at the school and at the moment he is doing fine. I'm the one who decided to have him checked and found a pediatrician specialized in ADHD. I'm the one who goes to the consults, deal with the school, homework, housework, etc.

Words of inspiration

I wanted to provide some words of hope for those of you who may be where I was.  To be honest, I was at what I believed to be the point of no return.  As the non-ADHD spouse I felt lonely, sad, overwhelmed, angry, and just plain exhausted.  I would wake up in the morning and hate the person I saw in the mirror, I knew I had become someone I was not proud of.  I could see the strain in my dear ADHD spouse as well.  We were barely speaking and when we did there was no substance - it was mainly what's the weather today, can you grab the mail.  I was frustrated because after almost 8 years of t

I am so tired of...

I am so tired of being the one to blame.  I am so tired of it always being about him and his needs.  I am tired of walking on eggshells regarding when I talk about things or bring up things about him.  I am tired of all his frustration being taken out on our relationship and no one else.  I am tired of having days spent feeling his frustration with me and of us not connecting.  I am tired of him not really "remembering" the times that I initiate sex.

He says I make him feel like a loser

He said I call him a loser with a capital L on his head.  I NEVER called him a loser.  He said it was implied by the things I say and my tone.  That used to shut me up while I contemplated if i do that or to defend myself.    Today I had a great comeback.  "Yes, maybe I do give you that feeling. Sorry. You are constantly silently calling me a bitch with a capital B on my head if you want to count "implied" talking.  You are calling me a bitch when you do your "hang-dog stance" after I ask a simple question. When you look at me with daggers or walk away while I am trying to communicate.

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