Sunday, February 12, 2012

When A Spouse Denies ADHD - Accept Yourself, Accept Your Spouse, Accept Your Relationship

My last Share Post dealt with a spouse denying the possibility of ADHD, even when the symptoms are present and undeniable. For some marriages, this results in "If Only..." Spouses may be experiencing some rocky times, with many "if only I had..." or "If only he(she) would...&...
1/ 7/08 11:13pm

Eileen,

 

This is a timely post, given the New Year and the penchant for making changes in our lives this time of year. Your words are very wise and I think that in order to move forward in a relationship, yes..we need to accept ourselves, our spouses and our relationship before we have firm ground to move forward in making changes. To accept does not equate approval. We need to remember that we cannot change anyone but ourselves, and then move on from there. Thanks for sharing.

 

Terry

Anonymous
notyourmom
1/ 8/08 7:31pm

Easiery said than done!

Wife to spouse in denial and mother to his four children with ADHD.

1/ 8/08 8:09pm

Thanks for your post, stay tuned, I will be focusing on this topic for a few weeks.

 

Eileen

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