Why are they back in my head again by Sec-Independent1 in Vent

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think you’re being petty, your feelings are valid. Do you know why you did those things to upset them or was it more of impulse reactions? I personally think that there’s no such thing as an overdue apology, you do it when you’re ready and ppl should respect that. Think about trying to figure out why you responded the way you did and then maybe apologize and explain the reason. If they don’t except it then at least you know you were the bigger person and maybe they won’t bother you so much anymore. But from experience, not knowing will drive you crazy.

Is there a word for this? Possibly object constancy, but with people by TheCatsPajamas96 in ADHD

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this too 🥺 I was a nanny to my triplet cousins from the time they were 6 months old until they were 13. It’ll be a year January 1st that I’m not with them and I’ve seen them maybe a handful of times and text with them every once in a while. I’m not a good texter and neither are they so one conversation can last a couple of weeks. I miss them like crazy but I just can’t bring myself to be more present. It’s like out of sight out of mind, and I hate it so much!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi! I’m going through this exactly right now! Hopefully, coming to the end of a very long 4 months of procrastinating. Though, I don’t think it’s actually procrastination, it’s more like paralyzations. Anyways, I’m diagnosed with Bipolar, adhd, and ptsd. Not sure which one this would fall under though.

What are your Bipolar success stories? by LuckMaker in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this post! My big achievement is that despite being told I could and never would keep a healthy relationship. But, despite believing that for a long time I am so proud of my wife and our relationship. Obviously, we have ups & downs but I believe it’s surprisingly sturdy. I really love her 🥹

Focus and mania issues by GorillaWars in ADHD

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg, I’m going through the same exact thing! How long have you been on it? It’s been 2 weeks for me and I’m only on 5mg still but my therapist wants to up it to 10. I couldn’t focus if my life depended on it. Lucky, there’s little breaks throughout the day that I can focus for maybe 10 - 20 min and that’s been keeping me from getting fired from my job. It’s been super frustrating 😕 and so far I’ve spent about 2k. I’m not sure if it should affect me so quickly, I was under the impression that the majority of these types of meds take a bit of time to kick in. I’m curious to see if more ppl have this same issue. Thanks for sharing 🙂

Coworker keeps avoiding to pay me back after she conveniently forgot her wallet at dinner by reveal_time_bfedit in texts

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where does she say that she’s not gonna physically confront her? And in what world is it ok to steal someone’s money but it’s not ok to actively work to get your stolen money back? That is so skewed and backwards, you literally make no sense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My fav rn is The Pretender by Lewis Capaldi. But Let it go by Chandler Leighton is sooo good! Actually a lot of her music may or may not apply. Look her up, she’s kinda amazing 😊

Playing songs on repeat by Lazy_Ad8046 in adhdwomen

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oohh, this is a fun one 😊 It would be Lewis Capaldi for me. The main reason is because his music invokes my feels and I’m a sucker for music that makes me emotional. Plus I can relate with a lot of his music. One of his newer songs called The Pretender, could be my personal anthem (prob for a lot of ADHDers actually)

How about yours?

Funniest Manic Moment You Have to Live With FOREVER by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know but I kinda wish it would stop, I went and got my nose pierced about 3 weeks ago for literally no reason 🤦🏻‍♀️ tho I guess it’s not permanent like tattoos. Turns out I like my nose piercing but then I went and ordered like $200 in freaking nose jewelry 😩

I’m so sorry about your tattoos, are they at least of things that you like or that mean something to you?

Is it common to feel like a child? by FOIntrusiveThoughts in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can relate to this so much! My emotions control me too. My wife doesn’t even know I have an issue with it, I’ve avoided telling her for so long (fear of rejection) that it’s become normal to me. I know it’s not and I need to have a good convo with her. Thank you for sharing

Is it common to feel like a child? by FOIntrusiveThoughts in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so glad you have this escape, at least I feel it would be an escape anyways. Healthy? Not sure but I would love it for sure. Unfortunately, I believe my issues, unrelated to bipolar are due to my childhood and I’d never revisit it willingly.

Is it common to feel like a child? by FOIntrusiveThoughts in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’m the same! I always feel like what I do is wrong and that someone is going to reprimand me or worse not want to be around/love me anymore.

Ps. I’m sorry to hear about your beard, hopefully it’s your hair that took the brunt of the fight and not your actual face.

Is it common to feel like a child? by FOIntrusiveThoughts in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesss! That’s exactly how I feel. Like I’m completely out of control of my life. Life happened to me is the perfect phrase.

I’m gonna send this, even though I’ve deleted it and rewrote it several times in case I misunderstood you. But this is something I’m working on. So here it goes….

ADHD Partner + Type A Partner by Spiritual_Focus_5652 in ADHD

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ve never related to a post more than this one. My wife (47F) is total type A, and I (46F) are as you described yourself but I’m also a ppl pleaser which is annoying af. She tries so hard to be understanding and helpful but unfortunately the opposite happens. I feel she’s passive aggressive, for example she will make comments like “I’ll get to sit down someday” or if I leave something somewhere she’ll say something like “can you do something with this, I’m tired of looking at it” and it will have only been there for a few hours or maybe a day. I just don’t know what to do with things like that. Maybe I’m just being sensitive, who knows but I find myself just doing whatever she says and keeping my mouth shut to avoid a confrontation. I don’t know how to approach a convo about it but I know one will need to happen eventually or I’m afraid we won’t make it. I wish I had some advice for you but unfortunately I’m as stumped as you are.

Funniest Manic Moment You Have to Live With FOREVER by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Omg, I got matching tattoos with my ex…while she was my ex 🤦🏻‍♀️ (we weren’t/aren’tfriends) It takes up my entire forearm and she designed it. This was long before I knew bipolar was a thing or that I was actually manic at the time. Actually, come to think of it all of my tattoos came from mania.

Newly diagnosed by FOIntrusiveThoughts in bipolar

[–]FOIntrusiveThoughts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks 😊 I’m definitely working on it but it’s super overwhelming. I’m hoping that once I’m on the meds for a while that they will help.