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The Wild Garden: How To Grow A Strong Relationship When You’ve Got ADHD
Whether it’s issues communicating or a tendency to drift into the stratosphere during big moments, ADHD can create some challenges in any relationship. Here’s how to thrive in spite of them!
If you’ve ever been to the tropics, you know how beautiful a jungle can be. They are abundant landscapes of flowers and waterfalls, of soft ferns and majestic palm trees heavy with fruit…
They can also contain hordes of loud, hungry mosquitoes, various large reptiles with sharp teeth, and the very real potential of getting lost and becoming some crazy guy with a volleyball named Wilson.
I find that the metaphor of the verdant jungle is a great representation of what it’s like to be in a long-term relationship when you have ADHD. Is it gorgeous? Is it profound? Absolutely.
It also comes with some unique hurdles and challenges that can prevent you and your partner from having a future together if you don’t address them properly.
My current partner and I have had our fair share of machete-swinging safaris into the wilds of my Attention Deficit Disorder, and his own struggles have made it a volatile experience at…
