Does anyone have the problem of keeping friends? Lately I’ve been super bad at keeping my plans with play friends to where I’m pretty sure I have zero friends now. I can make the plans , but like day of I don’t feel like going or forget and over plan my whole day. Anyone else struggle with this or am I just a crappy friend?
I feel this one so bad, I get really depressed around my birthday because I don’t have any friends to celebrate with, because I have such a hard time maintaining relationships. I can barely attend family gathering, medical appointments, give my partner time and attention, whilst raising a young child and working two jobs, how am I going to have time for friends. I’m also horrible at replying to texts because I forget to and I don’t know what to say on the phone, so basically I get you and I wish I had some tips but I’m struggling just the same.
I do make friends easily but then am too tired to organize sth. But also: all my best and closest friends have ADHD which is awesome because we understand each other but awful because we are unable to organize something/ or are easily burnt out because of masking all day or because we took on tooo many projects *again*
I have a very few long-term friends but rarely connect with them. I’m cut off from many of my family members, as well. I struggle with making plans for myself let alone with others. Honestly, I don’t know how those with ADHD doing TikTok and regularly uploading on Instagram do it. The few friends I have know I have ADHD and try to understand. I let them do the planning. If there is something I can bring to the table that is more in line with my strengths, that is what I do.
I just don’t bother with making friends save the drama and stress I Dread making plans in case I cancel them bc of my state of mind . I could easily cut of communication altogether except for the realisation socialisation is so important do not skip
