bored with friends, wound up with people | ADHD Information

Maybe its ADD. I know that in my life I have a very difficult time with alot of people because they always talk about the same thing over and over. I mean, the same D**M story that I've heard a million times. I think, "WOW & I have ADD!" Do they not remember that they told me that story last week, and the week before etc. It's like it's almost my memory because I can recite it verbatium! Maybe they're just narcissistic enough to think I care so much that I want to hear it again & again. So, I don't know if it's so much bored as irritated. It's early please forgive my tone and aweful spelling

I know this sounds terrible but do any of you ever get really bored with the same people in your life. I get so bored with the same friends, I find fault in them and begin to wish I could meet new people. But even when I do meet someone new, the whole NEW THING, only last about 2months then they bore me!

Even my family, I just get really wound up with and need my space. I just bored with the same conversation, stories, blahblahblah! My boyfriend is the only one I dont get bored with, because we just always go mad together! Is this ADD?

My family (when I am not in the room) thinks that I am antisocial. It is funny that it was my sister's new boyfriend who sat down and asked me point blank, "Are you antisocial?"

"No, I am not antisocial. I like people. But I have to cope with 100 distractions that nobody else notices. It is hard to deal with a room full of people. After a while, I just need quiet or I get really stressed out."

He said, "Wow, that's intense!" I guess I must have broken out in huge green spots at that point, judging from the look on my sister's face.

[QUOTE=Reisa]

This is exactly how I feel (overwhelmed) when in a room w/lots of people. I seem to hear parts of everyones' conversations, and if I hear one that interests me I can easily shut out the poor person talking with me and concentrate intensely on the one of interest. I feel badly for my seemingly rude behavior, and then when I realize my brain did it again, I'm truthful w/the person re: my types of attention spans. Most don't understand; however, I'm happy that their not understanding ADHD hasn't bothered me at all in the past 10 yrs. Formerly, I'd be a mess b/c I worried about what the other person thought of me. Thank the Lord He freed me from this state of bondage to others' opinions of me.

Re: getting bored with people. Well, there are many boring people out there. I don't allow myself to "white knuckle" it at a wedding, party, etc. If seated with strangers and the round of mundane talk starts, I'm always ready to ask everyones' opinions about a subject, news story, etc...get the ball rolling toward some stimulating conversation. Many appreciate this (I've been told) and some don't. We're not here on earth very long and I'm not wasting my time by not enjoying socializing. I'm never bored. To me it's akin to dying.

Bless ya!

marzie020

Im lucky. the majority of my friends have ADHD or are strange in some way so they're all intertesting to me. And when we all get together its a fight to hear over all the chatter. Any normal person in the room cant cope as they cant keep up with the ever changing conversations that enveitably go off on a completely different tangent.

Not sure that's an ADD thing. I do that too. It doesn't matter how close we are or how much I like the person, after a little while, I'll start freaking out about every little thing they do and just have to get away. Then I realize I've pushed away all my friends and my family and they all think I'm mad at them when I really just need some space to breath. I'm not really sure if it's an ADD thing, but you're not the only one that does it!