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Kathleen

Kathleen

Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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I have been in a marriage of 20 years with a man who has ADHD and is in complete, violent denial about it.  Because I grew up with so little self-esteem I figured this was the normal course of events; you marry someone and as long as they don't physically abuse you then you suck up and put up wi...
  1. What a general statement
    Tami
    Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 05:57 PM

    I can hear the hurt, anger, sadness and fright in your post. Having said that, I also have to say that it is not always the way it is for you.

    I too have been married for 20 years and am not very happy. The difference is that I am the one with ADD and I have 2 sons with ADHD. That doesn't mean that my husband is wonderful or that he doesn't have a short temper. He snaps over the littlest things and yells at me like I am one of his kids. Dealing with this and ADD just makes life that much harder. But my point is still that ADD or not, some people are just bastards and I find it offensive that you would tell the general public that if they were involved with me to run, because I work very hard to manage my relationships and my life and don't abuse people while doing it. 

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    re: What a general statement
    Angella
    Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 02:53 AM

    Number one my 11 year old son has ADHD and if he read something like this he could just as well go commit suicide himself. He is on medication that has been labeled to possibly cause increased chances of committing suicide and after he were to read this post of yours what reason would he see to live as you have suggested everyone run from him and in so many words people w/ adhd are terrible hateful and abusive people.

    Number two as I have told  my son in reference to the suicide lable on his ADHD med and his general lack of self esteem and confidence ; nothing in the world is worth commiting suicide NOTHING!!

    Number three you are on the wrong web site, your husband has ADHD he needs to be on this site, not you. YOU need to go to suicide.com where you can receive free help and support on matters regarding suicide and talkaboutmarriage.com where you can chat with others about your marriage troubles and "vent" and seek free counseling and tips for helping your marriage or getting out of your marriage.

    And number four you need to consider your daughter in all of this. High school is hard enough w/ out the complications you may cause in your suicidal and divorce ideations. If you were to commit suicide there's  a good chance she would drop out or her grades would go down. If you were to divorce it may upset her and be a distraction to her but at least you would still be in her life. If you often fight w/ your husband and your daughter is subjectedt o it often it may be better for her if you were to divorce now rather than waiting for her to graduate. At least she would have some closure on the fact that there is nothing left between her mother and father and she wouldn't have to here the constant arguing.

    Number five please don't post here anymore if you are going to continue giving people w/ ADHD a bad name as if its not hard enough on them to live w/ this disorder anyway. If you want to talk about how terrible your husband is go to a site for disgruntled wives, not one where people are seeking help and community for those who struggle with ADHD. As for your husband maybe he's just an a-hole. He may also have other conditions causing his hateful attitude toward you. Has he had blood work done lately? He could also have a thyroid problem which can make the nicest people meaner than a snake. You should research other disorders that cause this type of behavior.  You can call the suicide hotline the number is on the web site. Seek help for your life and marriage.

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    Thanks for your superlative professional advice Angella
    Kathleen
    Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 01:28 PM

    You and your 11 year old son have a wonderful day and a fabulous life.

     

    You have taught me a great lesson:  why I really, really messed up giving any information about myself to the vast creepy world of people in cyberspace.

     

    Please do me a favor?  Try to remember your manners, step back when you're having a bad day and try not to act on it, but most importantly, please do not contact me ever again.

    You won't have to worry about the latter:  I have just contacted the organization who runs this little cyberwhatever and have conceded my huge error in judgement and requested all contact with them be discontinued immediately.

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  2. Man with ADD
    jimbob
    Monday, November 09, 2009 at 03:05 AM

    Like you said he is sick. Help him then don't run away. He has enough trouble he doesn't need someone hating him. Especially the love of his life. You talk of suicide and divorce well what do you think he feels like having the problem of being sick with something he can't control? If you were to do either of these I'd bet he tries real hard to fix the problem but will have trouble doing so because to fix the depression that comes with having his problem only 80 percent of depression patients can be helped and the doctors just use the trial and error method of prescribing medication for the depression. There is no way of knowing what med he needs for depression and most doctors don't really care they just want your money. His depression will get much worse in the event of divorce and if he has all the other medical problems that I have I'm sure he has already thought about suicide himself. At one time 20 years ago you loved him enough to promise him that you will "love, honor, and cherish him till death do you part". When you file for the divorce if he is like me you can't imagine the things that he will suffer. If the divorce goes through and he lives that long he will be very sad, angry, disappointed, lethargic, depressed, etc... then you never know what will happen. Help him instead of running away and hating him! He still loves you very much but due to his problems he doesn't show it like he should and it isn't something he can control. I'm afraid if you keep hating him the man that you used to love and who still loves you with all his heart will be so depressed that he will be in the 20 percent of patients that depression treatment won't work for and he will comitt suicide and die with a broken heart..................................I'm in his position so this is a different perspective. 

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