Is it an ADHD thing to need time alone more than neurotypical people do? And if so, how do make sure you get it?
I haven’t been diagnosed with ADHD but am starting to suspect that I have it.
One thing I know about myself is that I REALLY struggle if I can’t have time alone and it’s also the main thing that I know that the people in my life struggle to accept about me. It makes me feel really bad not getting enough time alone and not feeling like it’s OK with other people if I take it.
Not sure if this is something people with ADHD relate to. Maybe you guys can tell me?
I wonder if it is masking? You have to spend so much effort masking for other people it is draining. But there are some people you don’t feel to need to mask for so being with them can be relaxing.
Not in my case, I think. I just don’t like people who can’t stand silence and need my attention to feel like they exist.