Hi.
Basically me and my ex boyfriend broke up multiple times because he has adhd and it is really hard for me to deal with. I constantly feel ignored, he bails on all my plans, he priorities everything over me, even a haircut when we havent seen each other in over 3 weeks. So I broke up with him so many times only to come running back because i love him so much. Finally i broke up with him but he sent me all these lovely messages that he always sends, then we agreed with a break. He told me to look after his heart while he looks after mine and that he would never get with anyone, its just purely to sort out his adhd. During this break he accused me of being on a dating app which is obviously not true at all and also he saw that i had been out and said that the pictures i put up on social media were disrespectful and im trying to get other guys attention and if im like that he doesnt want to be with me, this made me feel really bad about myself but the picture was not bad at all, i showed everyone else and they were like wth! Even my mum said theyre was nothinh wrong with the picture, nothing was showin but a tiny bit of leg, we sorted it out after i cried etc and carried on with the break. Then while this break had seen he had commented some really inopropriate comments on girls pictures and had been speaking to girls during our break to block me out?! But why would he need to block me out? We're on a break to get back together? . So I broke up for sure with him this time again, he sent me loads of lovely messages, saying his wrong he will change etc, his going to fight for me etc. So finally i said ill give you this chance to prove to me you will change and you love me, but i said dont talk to me, i want actions not words, as he always sends paragraphs of amazing words but does nothing. It was a couple days and i had seen nothing and i decided to send him a funny picture to lighten the mood and he ignored me for ages. I then saw more inopropriate messages on a girls pictures while he was ignoring me and he told me he had chilled with her the night before but they're just friends?! He told me he would beg for me back, come to my house and nothing. So finally now i have told him to never speak to me again, and gave him a massive peice of my mind. Again he played the sorry card and said he wont stop fighting for me. I ignored that but he hasnt done anything since but i have seen him putting pictures up of him having fun out and about while I'm sitting at home destroyed. I can't let go of him, i keep thinking he will come to me and prove himself but iknow he wont! HELP! Everytime ive caught him talking to girls he always has really good excuses and lies to me but never admits its bad until i get the long sorry message later. I suffer with ocd and anxiety myself and this relationhship has pushed me so far down that i was suicidal. I even brought the book to help him and me understand all the adhd behaviours etc an agreed to send him chapters every week. He has always told me ill always come running back and laughs. But this time i want it to be over. I want to stop making excuses for him and i want to move on but i physically can't . I can't imagine my life ever being happy again. I'm sorry this is so long.
I'm so confused by my ex adhd boyfriend
Submitted by Sunflower1234 on 05/09/2016.
Seriously
Submitted by Zapp10 on
Welcome to this forum!
You don't say if your boyfriend has "diagnosed" ADD or is it a hunch? Does HE say he has ADD?
Lots of questions need to be asked here and they start with you...directing these questions at you.
Whether or not he has ADD ....YOU need to get it together and recognize that you are responsible for you. From what you have written I don't believe one person on this site would encourage you to invest one more minute in the relationship you have just described. Are you honestly giving this person TOTAL control over what you think and do IN YOUR LIFE?
Take a HUGE STEP BACK!!! DO NOT communicate or associate in any way PERIOD with him.You are hoping he can fill a void you have.....that is not HIS responsibility. IF he has ADD, THAT is going to compound the relationship 100 fold, especially if he doesn't "get it" himself and you don't educate yourself about ADD. This is not to be taken lightly!
I can almost promise you if you continue to try to have a relationship with this person.....you will not be happy, content, productive and will lose yourself because you think you can SAVE him from himself.
If you have thought suicide you need to find HELP.....it is out there....do not put it off. You are loved by many people but you aren't thinking of them now. You are caught in thinking of JUST this one person and they make you feel like this? Does that sound reasonable even?
We all have one shot to live this life.....do you truly want to spend your life living the way you are right now? Seriously? His world won't fall apart without you and NEITHER will yours. You are so much more than being someone's girlfriend/spouse. Surely you love other people, have other joys,dreams,hopes,values? Please please you need to stop and breathe. You need to talk to someone who will tell you what you don't want to hear( it's called being wise) about him(that you can't change) and you(who you can change)...and trust them that they know and see into your future what is waiting for you......the bad with him/ the good without him. YOU are not a bad person!!! YOU are of value to many others. YOU are of value to YOU!!!
You need to close this door and open another one. .Please.
There are so many here who can offer their experiences like yours and give you the hope that you really are looking for. And it's not necessarily about your ex. Be ready to "grow up" a little more....some of us here are waaay older than you and we are still learning! LOL!
Keep posting! Keep talking! Sometimes you can see the answer in your own words.
Hi Sunflower 1234....
Submitted by c ur self on
Lot's of unhealthy dialog going on between you two, lots of immaturity, blindness and sounds like some hyper focus....(Definitely, no adult committed actions) Zapp 10 gave you an amazing reply to your post....I suggest you print it out and read it often....
You can have a life of wellness, but you want find it where you are looking!
C
He has been diagnosed with it
Submitted by Sunflower1234 on
He has been diagnosed with it, but refuses to take medication or do anything about it. I finally encouraged him that he needs to get in control and he feels that just going to the gym is enough. He refuses to take the medication he is prescribed and refuses the idea of a therapist! I would stick by him 100% to help him because i have been learning about it. Which is why now i excuse most of his behaviours due to his adhd. And i support him as much as i can. But i can't support someone who is now taking me for granted and interested in other people. What I'm confused about is, he tells me he loves me etc but does things i.e communicating with others which show he doesnt love me? Thanks for the responses.
This is a tough one...
Submitted by Zapp10 on
Life lesson .....you can't "help" someone who won't help themselves. If he is fine with the ADD then that's it....but you can "help" yourself by understanding ADD to the best you can and pay attention to your reactions. Trust me, I know where you are coming from about wanting to help....there are many here in your shoes. You need to understand how to react. We all have "given" SO MUCH of ourselves until SOMETHING SOME HOW clicked.....trying to live with someone who does not want "help" can end up changing you to the point you question everything you think or do. DON"T GO THERE. The more YOU understand how ADD works will help you see how YOU are not responsible for his behavior only YOUR reaction.(which really applies to life in general, regardless of ADD). It is truly mind blowing how insidious this issue is. It is not his fault he has it. It is his fault if he thinks it doesn't affect him and everyone around him and he does not address it. Read these forums and you will get a peek at what could be in store for you. Be careful in thinking love will conquer this or solve it or whatever.....DO NOT make him the focus of your life. You need to pay attention to you. He will make you feel great then like crap,then great, then crap.....YOU are too young( I am thinking) to settle/sign on for this. Love him.......from afar.
I am sorry your heart is breaking......if you think it hurts now....think again......months and years down the road of what you are experiencing now? Really? That's what you want? Unless/until Jesus works a miracle (I am serious) you need to STOP NOW.
Please keep us posted as you navigate this time in your life......there are many of us who are really concerned for you.
Great news everyone I have an
Submitted by Sunflower1234 on
Great news everyone I have an update. So ive been destraught seeing my ex talk amd be with other girls since we broke up. But today i thought I'm going to finally stop shouting, ignoring or being nasty to my ex and have a civilised conversation about everything that has happend. It was great, he explained to me that he knew he needed to chnage and that he kept talking to other girls while on the break and still now to detach himself from me because he knew that he couldnt provide me with the love i needed. He cried down the phone and expressed his love for me but said its impossible for us to be together right now. We had a great time talking, laughing like old times. I finally feel like i have the closure i needed to move on. Whether he pushed me away in in a wrong way or not, this has made me feel so much better?! I feel like now he did love me, it was all real and now its just our time to part, it has been for a while but i needed this conversation to help me.
Nice update sunflower1234
Submitted by Zapp10 on
I am really glad YOU are good with this. Nothing more needed for you to move on. That's a great place to be:-) From most of us here I am thinking you are hearing a collective "WHEW!"