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[janesdrapetomania]

can somebody with bipolar disorder be bestfriends with someone with ADHD?

would it be hard or can it actually be a good thing and have any benefits to it?

[theycallnemo]

Hi Sundayy! Honestly, I don't see why not! a good friendship with anybody is going to have benefits- the camraderie, someone to talk to, stuff like that! I figure you're referring to ways the conditions might interact with each other. I understand why this may be a concern, but in my experience, neurodivergent people tend to be able to understand each other on a different level from neurotypical folks, even if their speicific disability is different from your own. It certainly helps to listen, and to do your own research to find resources on how to best support your friend. Ultimately, I think as long as both parties are respectful and do their best to support each other it's perfectly fine!

[Musicever]

I hope we and I will be able to find some good and close true friends who are the same with us always.... no matter which disorder it is as long as a person who can truly know and understand and tolerates people like us

[LittleDucky]

I believe it depends on how the ADHD is expressed in this individual. A person who has bipolar can be very sensitive and people with ADHD can sometimes be low in empathy. This is not their fault it’s not that they don’t truly care, it’s simply that they do not know how to connect on that deeper level that is required for true empathy, and they may not be able to learn necessarily. So if you’re looking for a close friend who can support you when you’re suffering you’ll want to understand there is a chance that this person will not be able to provide that kind of support for you and may even end up saying things unsympathetic about your situation. The other thing about ADHD is that these are highly impulsive people and that’s not just with their actions but also with their words. So depending on your level of resilience and confidence it may be very easy to be confused and offended by ADHD suffers. I myself am both bipolar and have ADHD which is very confusing but fortunately my ADHD is on a very low spectrum and it’s mostly around the short attention span and the impulsivity. It did never affect my ability to be empathetic but I have worked with people who have ADHD who seem to have no empathy at all. Fortunately these were teenagers and so I wasn’t taking anything they said personally and the impulsivity that they display resulted in them doing and saying things that I, in my ability to connect with people where they’re at, found absolutely hilarious and entertaining. In fact the clients I was working with who had ADHD were sometimes my favorite because I just found them to be so incredibly entertaining and they were very passionate about whatever they were into at that given moment. One more thing though about people who have ADHD is that they are filled with a level of energy that most of us can’t even conceive of and it’s extremely uncomfortable for them. Therefore they are highly emotional and whatever emotion they are feeling is overwhelming and completely controlling of their behavior. This is where you’re seeing ADHD children have massive temper tantrum’s for hours. They are not just being little brats. They literally have that much emotion at that extreme level for that long and cannot help it at all. This is great when they’re happy but can be extraordinarily stressful when they are unhappy and sometimes it can be scary when they are unhappy for any reason. I would caution anyone, even someone who has no psychological challenges at all, to get to know these a new friend slowly and to learn what is the best way to set boundaries when becoming friends with someone who has ADHD if their ADHD is on the severe end. Therefore I caution someone with bipolar disorder even more. I would never say no, I think it’s a beautiful thing to live your life and to experiment and to be open minded about making friends with different kinds of people. I think it’s beautiful that you want to connect with someone who might be quite different from you. So do what makes you happy and in situations like this maybe do what makes you happy slowly and cautiously and with some education and research. Have fun! ❤️❤️❤️