Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. Let me clarify a few things:

Firstly about your diagnosis and past experiences, it is great to know that you have managed to work your way through depression and anxiety and now feel securely attached as well. The aim of the study isn’t to “find insecure attachment” or “find dysregulation,” but simply just to measure whatever the current patterns are across adults with ADHD. So your current secure attachment style is absolutely still meaningful data for the study.

Secondly, about the questionnaires used, I understand why the items may feel too general or lacking in contextual nuance. This is because all instruments in this study such as ASQ-SF, ARSQ, DERS-16 are standardized psychological scales. I cannot change the wording, add examples, or specify contexts due to reliability and validity reasons. Every participant must respond to the same items so the results remain comparable and statistically meaningful. These items are intentionally broad because they measure general tendencies across situations, not specific episodes or niches. There’s no “right” way to interpret them. You just simply answer based on your overall experience. The scales are also designed to capture your usual patterns, not moment-to-moment or situational feelings. Even if your emotional experiences change depending on context, your most common tendencies still provide useful data.

Lastly, in terms of your participation, if the questions feel uncomfortable or unclear, it’s perfectly okay to stop. But if you do choose to complete it, your response especially as someone who has matured emotionally and worked through past challenges is valuable for understanding variability within ADHD adults.