Breakups cut deep in the ADHD heart. Our rejection sensitivity intensifies the hurt of being dumped nearly to the point of physical pain.
We’re also prone to obsessive thinking. A breakup takes over our lives, interrupting our ability to concentrate on anything else.
A sad song replays in our heads, heartbreaking and inescapable. There are constant reminders of our ex everywhere we look — because in the ADHD brain, everything is connected to everything else.We overshare our heartbreak with friends, incessantly rehashing the details of the breakup until no one wants to hear about it anymore.
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