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I could've written your comment word-for-word, to the extent that I did a double take and checked to make sure I didn't write it.

Personally, I say that ADHD stands for Awfully Described Human Disorder for that exact reason.

Many more thoughts on why it's poorly named here: https://romankogan.net/adhd/#Awfully%20Described%20Human%20D...

(Someone complained I'm linking to my blog too much, but I haven't posted this link yet, and I don't want to needlessly copy-paste something that I already wrote)



It's always nice to know you're not alone :)

I'll give your blog a read, thanks!

P.S.: "the thought of your friends not liking you makes you want to die" ... is that really an ADHD thing?? I thought that was a completely unrelated personality flaw.


Rejection Sensitivity seems to be rampant in ADHD folks.

Can't say it's caused by ADHD, or the life experiences that one gets with ADHD, but it's a known correlation[1].

[1] https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-an...


Don't worry about people, thanks for posting it, very much liked it.


Same here. I really enjoyed it.

The 11 year old package provided some much needed laughter (partly at myself for having done similar things).


Thanks to both of you! You just made my day :)




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