I found this forum this morning, after searching the internet for answers or for a hopeful discovery that I wasn't alone. My husband has severed ADHD and it's worn on my last nerve. The history and path of destruction is so long that I can't get into it in one post. Current history is that he is self employed, does a good job in his field, but scheduling, customer service, billing and basic living falls apart. I left my full time job to pick up the slack. He makes terrible decisions that have led us to financial ruin. I've wanted to jump ship for so long but because I live in a family home, I cannot sell it. Because the family home was put together by him, it's been unfinished for over a decade and has serious issues I cannot afford to fix on my own. Utility bills because of all this are way too much for me to deal with alone. My credit is horrendous. I feel truly stuck. In the meantime I have to keep his business supported because it's our income. I feel like I've been unloved for nearly the entire time we've been together and we have two children. He bounces through life with no thought of consequence. He stresses out only when he has to face the consequence, not in the early stages when the situation can be saved. I carry all the stress and guilt for family, home and business. I am exhausted and broken down.
Hello aircontrol
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Your story is so close to a few on here, it's scary:) all you need to do is change your name...Here is a few very common themes with severe add/adhd I have picked up from many of the non add wives stories...Self employed and good at their jobs, but, terrible at the responsibilites of life and relationships, monogamous one's anyway...Secondly a loving wife who quits her job to help save his business...Then the relationship really struggles because she is subject to his bad behaviors at home and work w/no break from the chaos...Yep you are not alone!
Is there any hope you can get your job back? I love my wife, but, if I had to depend on her being consistent at much, I would be in trouble