ADHD in Relationships.
What happened to your relationship? Once you were so passionate, deep, and caring, now all you do is nag and fight. Does it seem as though they forget everything? That they are not engaged, they don’t care and don’t seem to be trying? Where is the person that you fell in love with?
Perhaps you are trying as hard as you can, but you keep letting your partner down. Do you feel run down and exhausted by constantly putting forth effort while all you hear is that it is not enough?
ADHD is a silent weapon in relationships. Unmanaged and ignored, it is dangerous and can be quite harmful. Managed, it can be useful and can strengthen a relationship. Understanding ADHD, both in yourself or your partner, is the key to managing it. Building tools to help manage the challenges and to harness the strengths is not just the work of the individual with ADHD; both partners in the relationship need to know, understand and use the support tools.
Building and learning the tools to support ADHD is challenging. Even more difficult is to build and learn while working through marital difficulties and emotional pain. Working with couples, we help you discover the tools to develop an understanding of ADHD and help you deal with the emotions coming from the strain of the effects of ADHD on your relationship. We partner with talented and dedicated couples’ counsellors. As we work to provide support around ADHD, they will help with communication, goals, and help to strengthen the bonds of your relationship.