r/ADHD•
aragornstits

desire to burn it all to the ground

Questions/Advice

hello ! long time lurker first time poster

sometimes i get this overwhelming need to just reset life, just break up, delete all my friends off my phone and run away to another country. some days i'm okay and it's fine, i should be grateful that i have a circle of friends a good partner a good job etc..

but sometimes i feel extremely unsatisfied, like someone is slapping and shaking me saying 'WAKE UP' and then i realise i mask myself too much with my friends, my partner is lost in themselves and i am trying to keep us both mentally afloat most of the time, and my job is utter shite. like my brain goes 'adhd is so difficult why the hell am i compromising myself even more?'

is this normal??? like i do worry that its just my brain chasing novelty, but sometimes i wonder if i really do need a clean hard reset and be more clear with what i want from life.

Posted Aug 10, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC

6612
Loading comments…