The ADHD pattern recognition is such a blessing and a curse. You can prevent getting yourself into bad situations or relationships, but it also puts a blinding spotlight on the moments when family, friends and coworkers just give up on you. Some of us have experienced the pattern so often it's just an expected part of life at this point. I wish I it was possible to switch it on and off when needed, but it feels like it's always on. Does anyone have any recommendations on how they have mitigated this experience? At the moment I'm trying to remember that signals can mean more than one thing. I'm probably jumping to the worst case scenario based on those signals. The problem is that I tend to be right about them most of the time. :< submitted by /u/PineappleGuard [link] [comments]