“My Self-Esteem Was Garbage:” How ADHD Impacts Relationships
As a teen, Taylor* struggled to develop intimate social relationships with her peers. She felt compelled to drink in nearly any social setting — including on dates and around boys.
In high school and college, she never ‘hooked up’ with a man without being under the influence. At age 29 — after years of low self-esteem and criticism — Beth finally had her first healthy romantic relationship.“I dated loser after loser, unavailable men, dangerous men,” Taylor, a woman with ADHD, told ADDitude. “I never had a ‘real’ relationship until I met my future husband at age 29.
We didn’t marry until I was 33.”Taylor was the last of her siblings, and of her small friend group, to get married.“People always told me that I wouldn’t find a husband, that no man would ever love me, etc.
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