Today Dr. Andrea dives deep into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), a set of symptoms that many people struggle immensely with—without realizing there’s even a name for it. For people with RSD, the fear of rejection dominates their life, and often guides their behavior in ways that can sabotage them, and there's a startling connection to ADHD. Discussing in detail what it's like to live with this, or to love someone who experiences this, and how it can affect everything from romantic relationships to office interactions, she also explores the symptoms, causes, and treatment for this condition. This episode is a must-listen for anyone whose fear of rejection is holding them back. 

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Resources Mentioned:

Signs of Controlling Relationships

Resources for Those in Controlling or Abusive Relationships

With so much talk about burnout, why are so many workplaces still sailing ahead with practices that the research definitively tells us make their employees unwell? Today Dr. Andrea lists twenty job characteristics that are empirically shown to heighten stress, decrease morale and productivity, increase the risk of burnout, and lead to deteriorating mental and physical health in employees. If you’re a worker, a job searcher, or a manager who thinks that offering a yoga class makes you a workplace wellness hero (it doesn’t!), you’ll want to take a listen. 

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Today we enlist psychotherapist and NY Times best-selling author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" Lori Gottlieb to help answer a listener question: if you’ve finally found a therapist, but things feel pretty mediocre, should you still hang in there and keep trying? In a surprisingly moving conversation about people-pleasing, the courage to face awkwardness, and truly showing up through your fear, Lori and Dr. Andrea get real about the situation that-- in this age of every therapist seeming to be overbooked-- all too many people find themselves dealing with. 

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In the Baggage Check series premiere, we dive into the concept of toxic positivity—and how we live in a global culture where happiness is both grossly misunderstood and constantly obsessed over. Getting real about the research on two very different conceptualizations of happiness—eudaimonic versus hedonic—and how one of them is associated with vastly improved mental health and fulfillment, Dr. Andrea discusses the serious cultural changes that seem directly to impact our moment-to-moment experiences of emotion. If you’ve ever wondered what “happiness” even means, and why the search for it can feel so futile as depression and anxiety rates continue to rise, this episode is for you.   

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Welcome to Baggage Check, premiering November 1st with new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. With special guests, listener questions, and surprisingly actionable techniques to improve your mental health, Baggage Check brings psychology to life and makes you part of the conversation. Licensed clinical psychologist, Georgetown professor, and "Detox Your Thoughts" author Dr. Andrea Bonior is here to help, with science, compassion, and humor-- and absolutely nothing is off limits.