ADHD Is Not An Excuse, It’s My Shield
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ADHD excuse or explanation? Let’s talk about how ADHD becomes a shield to avoid vulnerability.
People tell us we “use ADHD as an excuse.”
In this video, I’m admitting something hard: they’re not totally wrong… but not in the way they think.
I walk through how a lot of us use ADHD as a shield, not to dodge responsibility, but to dodge something way scarier: being fully seen. If you grew up feeling “too much,” “not enough,” or only loved when you were useful, it can feel safer to hide behind symptoms, jokes, or productivity than to risk real closeness.
We’ll talk about:
– The difference between context and excuse with ADHD
– How masking turns into a full-time performance
– Why letting people see the real you feels “fatal”
– The quiet belief underneath it all: “I’m not worthy of being loved as I am”
I’m Bill, and this is Just Human ADHD. I make honest videos about what ADHD actually feels like so you don’t have to feel like the only one.
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder, by Gabor Maté: https://a.co/d/07kzig5o
