I have mid-high ADD and small talks just make my brain jump off all the time and get bored, and then if i continue talking i have no idea what to say, just change topic all the time.
I do like being in a community, but its hard to find people that wanna do the same as you. But is it easier to make friends with similar diagnose? I can join adhd groups, but no idea how much i will get out from it?
Any tips? Thank you!
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The easiest way to make new friends is to be around people in social settings where you have the opportunity to find someone who clicks with your preferred way of communicating. A dedicated ADHD group may or may not work, but it would be a possibility.
I haven’t made new friends for decades because the small group I have filtered down to the current group because we stayed in touch. I have had opportunities, but nobody else has clicked or been a good fit to loop in. Occasionally we have new people join in and fade out. I am not the one who adds to the group because my ADHD works well with about four other people.
Can’t imagine starting over somewhere new without knowing someone already.
yee, it feels like when you dont have any freinds, it feels like your a loner and a loser, but doesnt mean you are. people rather try to become freinds with people who alredy talk with someone :(
The way around that is to not think that you are a loner, just someone who doesn’t happen to have a friend present at that particular location. Other people will be in the same situation!