Many individuals with ADHD endure rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) – extreme emotional sensitivity and pain triggered by repudiation or criticism, real or perceived.
Yet few of us truly understand the complex cluster of characteristics that accompany RSD, and that shape our behavior and perceptions.The following are lesser-known or seldom discussed features that often accompany RSD.
Which signs do you recognize, and which would you add?People who experience RSD often report feelings of imposter syndrome; they harbor a belief that they're not worthy or good enough, and that they can easily fail or be excluded. (Living as a neurodivergent person fuels this distorted belief.) There's a fundamental disconnect between how a person appears to others and how they perceive themselves, usually resulting in an exaggerated negative self-view.We can’t talk about RSD without talking about perfectionism, which is not exclusively directed towards the self.
Individuals who experience RSD often unconsciously project their own insecurities onto others, holding them to similarly unreasonable standards.
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