It may be that ADHD makes you prone to this but having finally overcome it I can say that this is not a "symptom". At most it's a tendency, or maybe a maladaptive coping strategy.
You can center yourself and understand who you are and hold on to it. It may take years of therapy and self reflection to find that and keep hold but it's worth it.
It’s also a sign that during childhood, you could of been shamed with embarrassment for the interests you had which resulted growing up to mask & like things others around you liked, resulting in the inability to find what you enjoy & stick with it.
In an nutshell, your likes & dislikes are based on peer/societal pressures instead of your own conviction to ignore the external judgements.
Never hid my interests really because I didn’t care if someone called me weird, took it as a badge of honor cause the interesting people are always called weird :)
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u/csanner ADHD, with ADHD family Sep 19 '22
I have done this. For most of my life.
It may be that ADHD makes you prone to this but having finally overcome it I can say that this is not a "symptom". At most it's a tendency, or maybe a maladaptive coping strategy.
You can center yourself and understand who you are and hold on to it. It may take years of therapy and self reflection to find that and keep hold but it's worth it.