Living with ADHD: struggles

I hate being open and honest about my problems, struggles, and challenges.

It’s not that I don’t want the help, I just feel that I should be able to handle them on my own. When I do open up and let people, in I feel better. I worry about people judging me, or thinking I’m too screwed up. I don’t want people to abandon me because they think I’m broken.

I consciously know that this builds unintentional barriers both within myself and between myself and the people around me. I don’t want to seem weak to those around me. I think and act on an internal directive to minimize short-term discomfort rather than long-term success. Perhaps that is one of my growth edges.