While on the one hand, creativity depends upon the ability to imagine a different reality, to “distort” the ordinary into something better, on the other hand, this “distorter” can create one of the most painful aspects of ADHD, which is very low self-regard. We look at ourselves as if in a house of mirrors, not seeing ourselves as others do, seeing only what we regard as failures and shortcomings, all but blind to the upside, which is typically considerable. We suffer shame as we misread ourselves and misread others’ responses to us. We hold back on opportunities and relationships out of that
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