9. Frequent mood swings
When compared to the neurotypical way, people with ADHD face judgment regarding their talents for the rest of their lives, which can have a substantial impact on self-image and self-worth. People with ADHD have a hard time understanding social norms and interactions, thus they are socially isolated and, as the adage goes, they are the last to be picked but the first to be picked on. As a result, most persons with ADHD enter adulthood with a deep sense that they are somehow less than everyone else. They are uncool, undesirable, and occasionally severely defective. The term “damaged goods” is frequently used to describe how someone with ADHD feels about themselves in the world.
Because of the humiliation and guilt that results, positive feedback frequently flies right by them. They are completely oblivious to it. They’re considerably more aware of negative feedback they receive. As a result, shame nearly always takes precedence over all other emotions. “Shame is the master feeling,” as Sigmund Freud put it, because it’s the one emotion that doesn’t seek expression and can influence whether other emotions are expressed or even acknowledged and dealt with.
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