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You’re feelings are valid, but something you have to understand with people with adhd is that telling you about our lives is how we relate. I have adhd, ocd, and depression, and a lot of times people who do not have adhd do not seem to understand that if we’re talking about our lives, it’s because we’re trying to relate to what you’re experiencing and show we care and understand. I don’t know you or your friend that well so I can’t guarantee where either of you are coming from, but it sounds like partially a miscommunication between people with issues that affect how you both interpret the world and interact with people. And if you don’t like how she’s interacting with you, it is up to you to set that boundary with her and allow her to set her own boundaries.
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I have ADHD tendencies as well, albeit undiagnosed, but I definitely talk about myself when friends discuss something from their lives with me. It’s always from a place of trying to relate and converse but I have actually had OCD worries as well, like “what if they think I’m being narcissistic?”
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@JoshR And since I ironically just did it again here (lol) that’s to say, your friend definitely potentially relating to what you’re talking about. Of course, if it is done in a rude and dismissive way then it could be quite arrogant of them. But, chances are it is likely a miscommunication.
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@JoshR Exactly.
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