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How To Help Someone With Adhd Stay Strong In Their Marriage

This article is meant for concerned individuals who would like to help someone with ADHD. As there are many ways to go about doing it, the article will confine itself to only one specific area - help re-wire miscommunication problems which is one of the main causes of breakdowns in ADHD marriages.

Similar to all marriages, marital disputes are to be expected once in a while, but the problem with having an ADHD spouse is that such problems tend to occur much more often and communication channels seem to be non-existent. The non-ADHD spouse feels that she is not heard while the ADHD spouse takes the whole thing personally. Missing pieces of information is often the recurring theme and this adds to the frustration of both parties.

Just imagine this scenario: you clearly tell someone to do this or do that tasks and they full agreed to do it, but when you later ask them whether they have completed the given tasks they give you a blank stare and muttered something like "you never asked me to do it". How would you feel? Of course it's alright if it is a one-off incidence, but how would you feel if similar incidences replay itself over and over again on a daily basis? Surely that would drive any sane person up the wall and marriages down the drain.

So, to help someone with ADHD overcome such a dilemma and stay strong in their marriage, there are a couple of things you can do:-

(1) Help them plan exciting weekend getaways to places where they can forget about problems back home and just enjoy each other's company. Such getaways need to be held on a very regular basis where the couple will have plenty of chances to relive the wonderful relationship that they had prior to marriage.

(2) Patiently and tactfully, persuade them to bring in a family therapist to resolve outstanding issues which stand between them, rebuilt their individual self esteem and self confidence, and also further rekindle the love they had for each other.

(3) Advice them to establish family meetings where they can trash out everything that was bothering them before it grows out of proportion. If the meeting table can't sort out the whole mess to each other's satisfaction, they can always go for nightly walks in the park to iron it out and also rejoice being in each other's company.

(4) Given them your ear and tactfully show them how to manage their household properly and the need to share duties among the spouses.

It would be naive to think that successful implementation of these four tips would immediately bring joy to their family. Far from it, but you know what, a good dose of perseverance and belief often win the day.

By: Peter Luke

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