How Do I Get My Husband To Give Us Another Chance?
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 04/23/2013. Melissa's Favorite PostsA woman wrote me recently explaining that her ADHD husband had announced that he didn't love her, and possibly never had. She is in...
View ArticleFeeling Down? Get Happy with this Video
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 03/02/2014. Melissa's Favorite PostsA long time friend just sent me this Pharrell Williams Happy video to cheer me up. Loved it! Why not take a few minutes to bring a...
View ArticleA Quick Guide to Taming ADHD Clutter at Home
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 03/13/2014. Melissa's Favorite PostsConflicts Around Household TasksComing home to an ADHD partner's mess can raise the stress levels at home, encourage long-term...
View ArticleOur Online Treatment Guide Can Help You Manage ADHD
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 04/07/2014. Melissa's Favorite PostsDiagnosis and Treatment of ADHDWe're celebrating! We've just added a free online treatment guide to this site in order to to include...
View ArticleAdult ADHD and Forgiveness Part 1 – Busting Forgiveness Myths
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 11/13/2014. Melissa's Favorite PostsAdult ADHD can add a good deal of complexity to your interactions. Often there is strife, anger and poor behavior all the way around....
View ArticleMy ADHD Partner Wants to Act as if Nothing Has Happened!
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 03/10/2015. Melissa's Favorite PostsWhat happens when you are your partner reach an impasse about how to move forward in your relationship? I got email today from a woman...
View ArticleHow Does Porn Addiction Work?
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 06/03/2015. Melissa's Favorite Posts"Of all the activities on the internet, porn has the most potential to become addictive," reports Gary Wilson, quoting a Dutch Study on...
View ArticleAre You Having an Emotional Affair? Is Your Partner Having an Emotional Affair??
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 11/18/2016. Melissa's Favorite PostsNegotiation and Setting BoundariesCouples impacted by ADHD often must deal with the question of emotional affairs. This post will help...
View ArticleWhy Isn't My Non-ADHD Partner Supportive of My ADHD Therapy?
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 06/19/2017. Melissa's Favorite PostsAnger, Frustration & ADHDNot long ago I got a note from a woman with ADHD who asked this question: How do I respond when my...
View Article5 Tips for Recovering from a Relationship Setback
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 07/07/2017. Melissa's Favorite Posts You’re going along pretty well, then suddenly something happens that triggers you. Here’s how to avoid getting consumed by feelings...
View ArticleWhat is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and How Does it Relate to ADHD?
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 11/24/2017. Melissa's Favorite PostsDiagnosis and Treatment of ADHDADHD VoicesA participant in my most recent ADHD couples seminar recently made a life-changing discovery...
View ArticleHow Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Impacts Non-ADHD Partners
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 02/07/2018. Melissa's Favorite PostsAnger, Frustration & ADHDDiagnosis and Treatment of ADHDThere is a lot of discussion at the moment about Rejection Sensitive...
View Article6 Tips for Succeeding When Both Parent(s) and Kids in Your Family Have ADHD
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 04/10/2018. Melissa's Favorite PostsChances are good that if there is a child in your household with ADHD then one or both parents also has ADHD. When this is the case,...
View ArticleHow to Grieve for the Relationship You Didn't Get
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 02/01/2019. Melissa's Favorite PostsAnger, Frustration & ADHDHow it BeginsIn the beginning, there was the hyper-focus courtship. For many couples where one or both of...
View ArticleProblems for Men with ADHD
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 05/07/2019. Melissa's Favorite PostsNot long ago, ADDitude Magazine approached me to write an article about the specific issues that men with ADHD face in their...
View ArticleOne Reason It's So Hard to Start Things When You Have ADHD
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 05/17/2019. Melissa's Favorite PostsADHD VoicesWhen you have ADHD, a great deal of work goes on inside your head that is invisible to other people. I like to alert...
View ArticleThe Best Treatments for ADHD...and What Doesn't Work
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 07/08/2019. Start hereMelissa's Favorite PostsDiagnosis and Treatment of ADHDIn another post I wrote about effect size, which is a scale for measuring the effectiveness of...
View ArticleHow to Get a Better Night's Sleep
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 11/21/2019. Melissa's Favorite PostsDiagnosis and Treatment of ADHDOur lives are busy and it can be really hard to fall asleep and stay asleep. Here's a worksheet from my...
View ArticleCannabis & ADHD
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 04/03/2020. Melissa's Favorite PostsDiagnosis and Treatment of ADHDMany people have asked me about whether cannabis is a useful treatment for ADHD, as it seems to calm the...
View ArticleTop Tips for Dealing with Grief
Submitted by MelissaOrlov on 09/22/2021. Melissa's Favorite PostsI received an email recently from a man who is grieving that his marriage is not what he had hoped it might be. He referred to my blog...
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