Q: My partner and I have ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria. We feed off each other’s negativity. He reacts defensively or spitefully.
I self-isolate or spiral into shame. How can we end this cycle?A: People with rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) experience extreme emotional pain related to real or imagined rejection, and they often respond intensely to any perceived injury or threat.
In relationships marked by RSD, it’s difficult for one partner to separate amid distress.Follow these four strategies to reduce conflict and halt toxic patterns.Listen to your gut.
If your partner’s bad mood really about you? If you’re lecturing, yelling, or interrupting instead of listening to your partner, ask yourself, “Why am I talking?”Here’s how this forgiveness freebie works: Each day, you or your partner can say, “I said something I regret.
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