Hello,
I have been married to a good man for almost 23 years. He has ADHD but doesn't medicate for it and wont. We are having difficulties communicating, and it is most often the fact that if I ask him a question, he insists that I am asking so I can call him a failure. He is an always/never kiND of guy. He says he knows exactly what I am thinking, when he is waaaay off. But then he turns in to a bully to the point where I can't defend my own words and he walks away mad and doesn't speak to me for hours. I worry about our finances a lot...because it seems that I always need to worry about something. I guess by reading some of your posts here, my worrying causes him to go into auto bully mode because the only thing he says to me is that, "you are only asking me because you want to know when I am gonna fail."
I have never ever called him a failure. He is a man of many talents. BUT, he comes up with ideas for gardening or landscaping on a whim. He goes to Lowe's and spends a lot of money on all sorts of things that he needs, and then the stuff stays in bags sometimes for weeks. Or he will start on a project and leave it half done...while going out to drop more money on stuff for a different project. I dont know how to be communicative or supportive here because if I ask him what he is doing or planning, he gets really angry with me and says, "never mind ...I will just screw it up anyway..." or something to make me feel like a real bad person.
I am glad I stumbled upon this site and although I appreciate that everyone is different, every time he goes to Lowe's, I just get sick inside...and the money worries never let up. And the communication never is pleasant. Thanks for listening.
Hello!! Welcome!
Submitted by Zapp10 on
I came across your post and I am sorry it has been missed. You will find a wealth of information, insight and encouragement (when times are tough) here.
Your H sounds very similar to many on this site/forum. Please feel free to inquire or express as you need.
There are many many posts that are helpful in addressing this "tangle of barb wire" called ADD.
For starters, you have to look at your reactions thus far...learn your end of this. In other words, learn what and want not to do. It's trial and error but the sooner YOU learn about you and your ability the better.
This can be a long process however, focusing on understanding HOW ADD works and what YOU can or can't do is a huge step towards your health and well being.
Hope to hear more from you! Good days and not so good.....people here understand.
My husband loves Lowe's also
Submitted by dedelight4 on
I know about this one too. My husband loves Lowe's and has spent thousands of dollars there on projects that usually,never get finished. I can't count the number of unfinished projects in our house, as well as his buying things through Amazon, and the clutter that is almost turning into hoarding. He starts his first counseling session tomorrow, which I hope goes well.
He also gets angry with me if I mention anything about these things. But I recently left him for my own piece of mind. I hope you guys do better and I'I'm wishing you well.