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That ended with me finally explaining to him how the way he and my mother treated me as a child, with undiagnosed (and really not even conceptually understood at the time) ADHD caused me lasting trauma that persists to this day. I’m a 45 year old man, and I cried.

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[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 month ago

I'm lucky, fell on my feet

This is such a perfect way to put it

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Can't decide if I fell on my arse or on my head.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Keep rolling until you get to the feet! Lol if only it were that easy, but hope you can find some improvement

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Only way to move forward :)

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