You know when you mess up or do something wrong, you take it hard, questioning yourself "why I can't do better?" or "why do I mess up every time?" Stuff like that... I just don't understand and I'd like to find an answer.

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I'm not sure if it's an ADHD thing. If I'd look for a disorder that has similar "symptoms" it would be OCD related or disorders that are related to autism. Or it could be that they have high expectations and don't cope with failure all that well, which is common among many humans. Then again, I'm not a doctor, so don't take my opinion seriously.

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    Personally, I've been told most of my life that I should be better, do better, and I just found out I have ADHD. A lot of it also comes from wanting to please people, to wanting to conform to what society wants us to be instead of embracing that we're different. My house is generally a wreck, I have a lot of clutter and I'm terrible at doing laundry so I have baskets. Everytime I look at my apartment I feel guilty about how it looks because I have a hard time with tasks that take multiple hours and staying on track with them without getting distracted with my writing, or something else.

    Guess what, I have object permanence issues hard core. If I don't see it I forget about it. Clutter reminds me what I need to do, reminds me what I have and where it's at. I forgot my mailbox existed do long that my mail people thought my apartment was vacant and I've lived here almost 4 years.

    *Sighs* There's no quick fix to this, and it's something that we have to find out own way of dealing with. I'm 36 years old and it's taken me a while to try to get rid of that little 'Im not good enough' demon on my shoulder. Some days are better than others. It's a process you might want to talk to a therapist about. There is hope but it's a battle just like a lot of other things. Also embrace yourself. You're different, so you need different solutions not 'normal' ones.

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    I have ADHD bad and I don’t know myself.

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    Frankly, everyone has always told me that I "should do better", and to "act your age", and even when I'm trying my hardest, it's never enough. Self esteem down the drain. My ADHD is fairly mild, but it's still a pretty big problem for me.

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