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I am ADHD and my wife is non-ADHD. We have been married for 19 years - no kids. I was diagnosed and medicated starting 15 years ago (take concerta) and went to therapy until 12 years ago. I learned some organizational skills (using calendar, etc) but did not do anything about my social skills and have poisoned our marriage as a consequence. I just saw an ADHD-specialized therapist for the first time yesterday - this was triggered by our marriage being in crisis - because of my unresolved ADHD symptoms and denial.

BACKGROUND: Sometimes my DH will get a little frustrated that I check with him about every little thing or want him to make every decision.  Sometimes he wishes I would just handle things on my own and take them off his (over-full) plate.  

I have been married for almost two years.  I knew my husband struggled with adhd when we got into this, but I had no idea the scope of his problems and the fact that his mother has enabled him by giving him most everything he wants and loaning or giving him tens of thousands of dollars over the years (no they aren't wealthy! I think they may be in serious debt because of this) when he mismanages his money.

Has anyone had to deal with an ADHD partner's wandering eye? I discovered my husband's profile on a free dating web site.  He hasn't posted a picture and the site is known to be a joke.  But I am just wondering if anyone has experienced this.  I know the hyper focusing and need for new and exciting ventures is appealing to the ADHD person. I'm just trying to get my head around it.  It happened before, long before we were married.  And nothing came of it.  I just thought I'd ask everyone here if this is a common thing or not. 

My husband, who has ADD just called me while i am at work...crying his heart out.  He starts off by complaining that everything he touches turns to sh*t, nothing is working right, I'm not there for him, his kids don't want to be around him, I don't understand him, he feels fat...you name it....he was crying about it.  So, i am not entirely sure how I should feel about this, nor what I should do.  this isn't the first time he's broken down like this, but it is the first time while sober.  He's in counseling, he has a psychiatrist, I'm in counseling, and we're both in couples counseling.  W

This is my first venture into the forum world and I am hopeful to get some good advice. In recent weeks, the rug has been pulled from underneath me and I feel as though though the life I have been living has been somewhat of a lie. My husband and I have been married for almost 6 years and have a 2 1/2 year son. My husband also has a son from a previous marriage who is with us 4 days per week. We both work full time and have very busy but happy (or so I thought) lives. After an argument a few weeks ago, we uncovered several issues that we both agreed needed to be worked on.

I would like to know what Careers work for ADHD people.  What jobs do ADHD people do that can keep them stimulated and happy rather then job hopping?  I know my self I have ADHD and my longest job has been 3 years but is often then then a year.  I would like to change careers but don't know what would be good to get into to keep me enthusiastic and interested.  I know a good career can help a relationship go smooth as well and mine needs help.   I have read how some ADHD people don't work so I guess I am doing better then some people, but there is room for improvement.  I guess when I hav

Has anyone had success with couples therapy?  My ADHD spouse thinks the marriage is "not meeting his needs" and wants a divorce. He admits to having ADHD but he refuses to explore how it has impacted our relationship. He sees how it affects his work but does not see that it has changed the whole dynamic of our relationship.

hey all!

Iam new here, and i read some post's and i have to say.. is wow.. i almost cried and i smiled and this forum is a wonderful place and i really hope to have open-minded conversations with people who can relate.. or even advise! ^_^

first; let me point out right away.. We are NOT married, and we are BOTH females. It would be really great if any negative opinions be kept on the back burner. We both are twenty-five and are at different points (or viewpoints) in our lives..

My DH and I finally talked the other night.  He is not quite finished with the book, but he was at the end of his rope, so I thought I'd better go ahead before he really lost it.  He was open to the idea of seeking help/coaching/official evaluation and even spending the money necessary to do so.  I will try not  to give all the details of our conversation, but I think (as someone else here had warned me) that reading the book (his first on ADD) made him feel worse instead of better!  He started to understand that things may NEVER get better in the way he wants them to.