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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

I'm really struggling to wrap my head around it being a learned skill because it feels like second nature to me. Sometimes to my own detriment. But maybe that's because it's pretty common for ADHD folk to have high empathy.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    ADHD sufferers can feel emotions more intensely, but aren't specifically more empathetic.

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  • Both are true, in my experience, especially with comorbid rejection sensitive dysphoria. That's not to say that's always the case though. In my case, empathy became my coping mechanism for the heightened emotional states and the constant anxiety of letting others down. Anecdotally I've heard similar from others, but certainly not everyone.

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