Is it normal for adults with ADHD to have trouble maintaining friendships?
Hello everyone,
I'm a 24 year old female with ADHD. Although very outgoing around my family, I have always avoided people because of my fear of saying and/or doing something socially inappropriate (those with ADHD unfortunately know what I mean). Often, my hyperactivity and lack of focus is misinterpreted as conceitedness or a lack of respect for others or just plain weird. I find it easier to just avoid people altogether, but I end up feeling depressed because I spend most of my free time alone. I try to stay at the office as long as possible and bring work home with me because I have nothing else to do, and it distracts me from the fact that I am alone. The problem is that I notice my life passing me by. I don't have any memories of social activities that most people do (no childhood sleepovers, prom, college parties, sports games, etc. to speak of), and it worries and saddens me. I am wondering, perhaps from someone older with ADHD, is this common and does it ever change? Or is being alone something I just have to learn to accept?