IS "Cheating" is a sign of adult ADHD?

[David777]

IMO, ADHD though a valid mental condition for some, has been hijacked by those many more looking for personal excuses, for negative reinforcing behaviors they made through their own free choice and or flawed attitudes

 

[Paco Dennis]

I think your making assumptions that you really do not know what your talking about.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I don't think you can blame that one on ADHD.

 

[TabbyAnn]

Cheating is either a sign of discontentment with the current partner or a sign of a lack of a functioning conscience — otherwise known as sociopathy.

Cheating generally means sexual infidelity to a spouse or committed partner. But sometimes there is no spouse or committed partner, only compulsive lying and multiple affairs at once. This could be ASPD (anti-social personality disorder) of which sociopathy is a subset.

What’s the Difference Between Psychopathy and Sociopathy?

 

[Oldeagle66]

Cheating is just a sign of bad character. No other excuses.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Cheating generally means sexual infidelity to a spouse or committed partner. But sometimes there is no spouse or committed partner, only compulsive lying and multiple affairs at once. This could be ASPD (anti-social personality disorder) of which sociopathy is a subset.

What’s the Difference Between Psychopathy and Sociopathy?

I'm glad you posted that information. I read it. Until now, I did not know that "psychopath" is not a medical diagnosis. When my daughter was 18, she was diagnosed with "Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)." At the time, I had read literature about psychopaths, and asked her doctor why ASPD was entered into her records as a diagnosis instead of psychopath." ALL l got was some long winded answer I never understood.

I just checked Google AI and it confirmed the Cleveland Clinic statement, but when I looked up ASPD, it said "ASPD is one of the 10 personality disorders recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." So there's my explanation of why the doctor entered the diagnosis she entered.

Cheating was the least of our worries with our daughter. She was a danger to herself, to us, and everyone she came in contact with. When she moved away (or "ran off") to a state 1500 miles away, we were devastated, but that turned to relief when we found out the horrific things she was capable of in the years that followed. I last saw her in person 12 years ago. I maintained contact with her by phone until May of last year, and have not heard from her since then. I have no phone number for her. The last number she had was disconnected, lost, or unanswered - who knows what, soon after our last conversation.

 

[TabbyAnn]

Cheating was the least of our worries with our daughter. She was a danger to herself, to us, and everyone she came in contact with. When she moved away (or "ran off") to a state 1500 miles away, we were devastated, but that turned to relief when we found out the horrific things she was capable of in the years that followed.

So sorry you had to experience this. Thanks for your post.