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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, my parents. I believe it’s anxiety.[/quote]

oP, your spouse’s case sounds like simple No Common Sense + Self-Centeredness
Maybe even ADD if it’s truly in his family...[/quote]

Definitely in the family: stubborn + ADD inattentive + major, major, major anxiety = train wreck. [/quote]

They all totally have ADHD Inattentive. That also leads to anger issues, extreme defensiveness (for messing up all the time), anxiety, and depressi N.

Can he get into therapy or ideally see a psychiatrist about the adhd. [/quote]

ADHD adults usually have compensatory strategies from a lifetime of living as ADHD. As well, there is some self awareness of the problem and empathy for those affected. That’s not to say it’s easy being partnered with an ADHD person. But, it would be possible, for example, for someone to figure out that he loses track of bills and paperwork, so that’s a bad household responsibility to be in charge of, but he finds doing the dishes easy and relaxing, so he’ll trade for that chore. An ADHD person might be late frequently and even appear flustered when late. But if someone who’s constantly late blames [i]you[/i] for choosing restaurants with too little parking, or blames DC traffic, or rants about something else, that’s an issue other than ADHD.

What OP is describing sounds like someone with very little empathy whose behaviors are often sabotaging. She also describes herself as “overly patient,” which makes me wonder if she’s walking on eggshells to avoid provocation. These factors make me wonder if this relationship hasn’t headed into territory that’s emotionally abusive, particularly since such behavior is often subtle and so dependent on the context and people involved.[/quote]

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