ADHD is insecure attachment
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ugh okay i can be more nuanced too: ADHD is a family of coping mechanisms for dealing with insecure attachment. the comorbidity with rejection sensitive dysphoria is a big hint
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"but QC why don't you think the causality goes the other way, couldn't ADHD mess up your attachment too"
yeah, i'd bet it goes both ways, bidirectional causality rules everything around me 🙃
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this is, as i understand it, a rough summary of gabor mate’s “scattered minds,” which naturally i started and never finished 🙃🙃🙃
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oh snap is this the book, "Scattered Minds"?
drgabormate.com/book/scattered
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just talking to and about myself as usual 😅
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I’d say it’s true with caveat — one doesn’t develop ADHD bc they don’t form secure attachments (it’s not mommy’s fault) but ADHD likely means you don’t form secure attachments as easily, both as a child and as a caregiver/parent (and separately as a friend or partner)
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yeah. so seems like adhd can include secure attachment
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i started it but didn't finish lmao
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