The sometimes unpredictable ebb and flow of people entering and leaving our lives may baffle us, triggering symptoms of rejection sensitive dysphoria, social anxiety, and loneliness.
This is true for at least 20% of adults with ADHD, who said they were dissatisfied or extremely dissatisfied with their current relationships and friendships in a recent ADDitude survey.
On the flip side, one-quarter of respondents reported satisfaction or extreme satisfaction with their partners and friends.We asked respondents to share the strategies and resources they have used that could help other adults with ADHD build solid and healthy relationships.
Read their responses below.Dating and friendship apps made finding, strengthening, and maintaining connections possible for a subset of respondents.“I started using the Marco Polo app to send little video messages to friends when I think about them or have something funny or interesting to share.