I agree! His sister (who is like a mother to him), has a lot of experience with adhd/anxiety – she is a speech pathologist and her son has been on medication for ADD since he was 5 years old. That being said, we’ve had multiple conversations about it and he truly believes he has severe ADHD and talks about his anxiety frequently. I spoke to him about getting help and not just reverting to drugs & alcohol…he told me that he uses his ADHD & anxiety as a crutch to continue to abuse alcohol and pot. I know you can’t necessarily “abuse” marijuana but he will not go to sleep without smoking first. However, we’ve been on numerous vacations with my daughter and he does not do that around her (or smoke cigarettes etc.) It’s almost like he is living a double life..

I do agree with you though, he needs to figure out some coping skills to deal with day to day life. I do not think he fully recovered from the death of his parents. His Mom was in hospice at their house so he witnessed her on her last days and blames his fathers death on himself even though it was not his fault. I’m grateful that I can’t relate to him….it’s tragic.