[kemiller]

Well, first of all, I didn't say it was the only cause for depression; it's a condition that comes in lots of different flavors and this is only one.

Second, to elaborate a bit more, having to constantly manage your brain in order to get it to do what you need can be exhausting. Any success you achieve feels like it's extremely tenuous, and I'd say most AD(H)D people have had an experience of doing well for a while and then everything falling apart. So nothing ever feels safe. The negative feedback you get will tend to reverberate much more loudly in that environment than the positives.

[sizzle]

I co-sign everything written here as

[Eldt]

I never invited you people into my head and I don't like it

[kemiller]

I understand this, lol. But you can also take heart that you don't struggle alone. You might be surprised at how many places you can be open about this stuff and have positive things result.