I deal with a lot of the standard issues you might hear of -- easily distracted by the novel, inability to concentrate for more than maybe 4 minutes at a time.

I deal with a lot of the standard issues you might hear of -- easily distracted by the novel, inability to concentrate for more than maybe 4 minutes at a time. That's annoying but I have found a couple ways to manage it and still function with a stable job and some hobbies that I can hyperfocus on (bouldering, painting, and drawing hold my interest the most) What I believe doesn't get talked about as much is the emotional dysregulation component. I alternate between hypersensitive and feeling nothing, even about the same situation. I struggle keeping long term relationships because I'm addicted to the initial excitement, but when it slows down I get bored. I'm single where most of my friends are now in long term committed relationships. I don't blame this entirely on the ADHD, but I don't think it helps.