“My boyfriend has ADHD”: what disorder former Miss Universe Andrea Meza has to deal with in order to maintain love with her partner

Andrea Meza, the winner of the Miss Universe 2020 pageant, made an unexpected confession that surprised many. The host of the show “Hoy Día” revealed that her boyfriend suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Meza has been in a romantic relationship with Ryan Proctor, an American content creator, for several years. “We met on TikTok and started chatting on Instagram after my birthday in 2020. From then on, we started FaceTime every day until we met in person in Miami in May 2021,” she said.

What did Andrea Meza say about her boyfriend’s condition?

During her participation in the show she hosts, the 28-year-old presenter shared her experience of dealing with a person suffering from ADHD, and how she copes with each day so as not to end up in an argument.

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“My boyfriend has ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. What I struggle with the most in a relationship is that we can be talking and having a really nice conversation and suddenly he sees the dog walking by and his attention is already focused directly on another thing, he has already forgotten what we were talking about and then he is already lost and then he says ‘what were we talking about?’ At first I kind of said ‘and this guy never pays attention to me’, later I realized that it was because of this disorder”, explained Andrea.

In addition, she mentioned that it is difficult for her boyfriend to stay still for long periods of time and she described in detail what the moment in his day is like.

“He has his own rocking chair, not because he’s old, but because he always has to move. If he’s sitting, he’s always like this (swaying), so he always moves his leg a little, always moves something… Then there comes a moment when I tell him ‘okay, be still’. Of course, I know he has this disorder and that’s why I have a lot of patience and let it go. If we watch, I don’t know, something on television, he prefers to watch it from a rocking chair rather than sitting next to me, then I understand that he needs that stimulation of movement and I leave him alone,” the former beauty queen told how to explain what your relationship is like with a person with ADHD.

Andrea Meza gave another example to continue the visualization. “When he’s bothering me or touching me too much, there’s a moment where I’m like, ‘You know what? It’s a bit too much,’ and I’m going to leave,’ revealed the host.

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The presenter pointed out that it is important to be “very honest in our relationship so that there is no quarrel over something that is not valuable, because this is a condition that he will live with for the rest of his life.”

What is ADHD?

According to the Mayo Clinic, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic condition that can affect millions of people and can begin in childhood and continue into adulthood.

The same specialized health portal states that ADHD is characterized by a combination of chronic problems, such as difficulty maintaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior.

The causes of the condition are still being investigated, but according to the Mayo Clinic, some factors such as genetics, environment or problems in the central nervous system during critical stages of development could influence its occurrence.

Although there is no cure for ADHD, symptoms can be controlled and some can be improved. (AND)