

Your ADHD Husband is emotionally Abusive because Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria makes for a very passive aggressive individual. Over and over again until it comes crashing down. This problem can really strike a wrecking ball into the foundation of any relationship. Especially with something as intimate as her sexual preferences. Such as the relationship breaking down because his wife feels unheard, and invalidated. Now add his lack of understanding of how these actions repeatedly add up to long-term consequences. Photo by Damir Spanic on Unsplashīut has no patience to wait for sex from his wife, instead of feeling the need to beg and plead with her to have sex even after she explained she really doesn’t want to. Imagine a husband who with his impulsive and hyperactive ADHD has a heightened sex drive. Aren’t they the same as everyone else?Įven if they are diagnosed with ADHD, they often fail to realize how their actions like interrupting someone usually, no willingness to wait their turn can effect someones psychological well being over time. Making it that much more difficult when they apologize but don’t understand why their spouse sees their behavior as off the wall and uncalled for. Many undiagnosed or newly diagnosed adult ADHD men have little understanding of how their struggles in day to day functioning differ from anyone else. ADHD Adults often have limited awareness of their character flaws. Sounds precisely emotionally abusive to me, yet could be extreme symptoms of ADHD. Getting angry, having what I’ve witnessed as an Adult “Fit” or “Tantrum” of sorts and not realizing the people one is hurting in the process. What it also does is help us manage our thought process including long-term consequences to our actions.įurther down this list, we’ll discuss that many ADHD Adult men with an impulsive and hyperactive presentation of their ADHD struggle with temper outbursts.Ĭombining those temper outbursts with the inability to see long-term consequences could easily make someone act out in a moment. Its the part of the brain that when we ADHDer’s lack its sufficiency we are late, unorganized, and forgetful. ADHD Makes for large (and small) deficits in Executive Functioning.Įxecutive functioning is the part of the brain that helps us prioritize tasks naturally and congruently. Why your ADHD Husband is Emotionally Abusive: I’ve recently written a follow up article, ADHD And Toxic Relationships: What You Need to Know, as well. Due to either emotional, physical or a combination of those types of abuse. It’s a 6 part Guide on where to turn when you feel it is in your best interest to leave your spouse. If you feel you are at the point of no return in the emotional abuse you’ve sustained so far, I highly recommend reading my How to Get Out Series.

It is my hope that you and your husband seek treatment and repair the damage done to your relationship. “Mental Illness is not an excuse to act like a Jack-Ass.” -Pete Davidson Your husband’s ADHD (or any mental illness) is not an excuse for him to abuse you. One of them being that mental illness goes hand in hand with abusive relationships. More research will be needed to conclude if there is a link scientifically, but what we do know are a few things. Why is it that I often get asked from women if their ADHD Husband is emotionally abusive?Īnd why are ADHD Husbands displaying abusive patterns of control wheeling? The latter being linked often to domestic violent perpetrators.

As well as other well known co-occurring disorders like cluster B personality disorders.

Depression, Anxiety, Learning Disability, Substance Use Disorder, and now Rejection sensitivity dysphoria among them. Emotional Dysregulation being a new term associated with ADHD.Īccording to CHADD ( National Resource on ADHD), up to two-thirds of people diagnosed with ADHD also have a co-occurring disorder. Temper outbursts, interrupting others, impulsive decisions, and also Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) among the symptoms of emotional dysregulation. From our relationships to our self-awareness, ADHD can wreak havoc in more ways than one. They can also create temper outbursts, major time management struggles, exacerbate depression symptoms and permeate every facet of our lives. Click Here to Join the Mothering the Storm Facebook Group! An Encouragement Group For Parents who have ADHD and are also caring for an ADHD Child!
