My b-f has ADD but won't go see a doctor.?

Question

I've been with my b-f for a year and a half. At first, I thought he was just super excitable at times, or just had trouble remembering things, or concentrating. As we've gotten closer he's confided in me that he was treated for ADD when he was younger (he's 29 now) but he stopped taking meds in high school.

Sometimes you can't even tell, but other times he'll get so excited when he's talking he'll just talk super fast, so much so that you can't understand him. He also has a hard time concentrating and organizing his thoughts, tasks, etc.

He says there are things he can do to ease the ADD like drinking or smoking weed, he says it calms him down and helps him concentrate. Obviously, not the greatest remedies. He refuses to go back and see a doc, he says, "There's nothnig wrong with me."

Is there anything else that might help him? Mental exercises? Herbal remedies? Anything?

Thanks

Answer 1

You boyfriend needs to want to get help.

One caution though, was he really diagnosed ADD or is what you see the effect of street drugs.

Just a thought, since you say his behavior changes.

Answer 2

Your boyfriend's old enough to see something is off. About the best thing you can do is leave him. Without you there to protect him from himself, even he will see that he's been living in a state of denial.

Meanwhile, if he genuinely thinks nothing's wrong with him, you may need to protect yourself from him.