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Episode 14: Emotional Intensity and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
Episode 14 continues with our recap of our FREE eight week
roundtable series in December and January of ADHD/Autism discussions. This episode reflects the third episode in our series which included the first session on navigating the holidays and last week’s episode on maintain and
repairing relationships with ADHD and Autism (Episode 13).
Each week I invite adult autistics and ADHDers (as well as AuDHDers) to discuss topics they consider relevant and
important. We are skipping next week and resuming December 31.
This week’s roundtable was on: “Emotional Intensity and
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria.”
Most of the discussion focused on the distinction between
rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD), the impact of misdiagnosis on treatment, coping strategies for rejection
sensitivity, and the concept of masking in individuals with ADHD.
I expressed a mini-rant, (maybe not so mini), about misdiagnoses and how this impacts the frustrating journey of many adult ADHDers and Autistics trying to figure out why they feel so different from others, forget things and get
labelled for overreacting over the smallest things. There’s so much to keep in. No wonder people mask. And that’s the recipe for burnout, right?
🎯Here are some of the highlights in today’s episode:
· Symptoms of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
(RSD) include:
o Intense Emotional Pain: This is the experience of extreme emotional pain in response to perceived or actual rejection or criticism. It may be accompanied by intense physical sensations also that can linger for hours!
o Reaction to Rejection: While rejection is a rather universal experience, having a disproportionately strong reaction to rejection or criticism that can leave one feeling devastated or humiliated is a defining quality of RSD.
o Avoidance of Social Situations. Avoiding social situations or relationships to prevent potential rejection or criticism can be a common way of dealing with RSD.
o Mood Swings: The real, anticipated or perceived rejection or criticism can be followed by rapid and sudden mood swings often exhibiting prolonged rage or anger. If internalized, it can be experienced as shame.
🎯Stay tuned for more insights on living with autism and ADHD.
🎯 Next month I roll out a coaching special for January 2025 through March 2025 in which you can ease into
coaching with our new promotional two 90 minute workshops and a telephone coaching session for 50/month. (This girl's gotta eat!). Any of the topics in the free series is fair game for a repeat including one on money trauma and ADHD. You can learn more about that here. Stay tuned for more exciting endeavors.
📌 Please join us in our next
ADHD/Autism roundtable which will be addressing "Motivation and Procrastination" scheduled for December 31, 2024 at 9:30 am PST. I'm going to lay out some specific strategies in that workshop!
📌 CLICK HERE to sign-up and register.
🔗 Link to my podcast episodes.
I do this work as a labor of love (and to eat). Please
consider supporting me with likes, shares or comments on my FB group for ADHD/Autism advocates or @meiragreenfeld (IG) to provide visibility. Thank you.
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Episode 14 continues with our recap of our FREE eight week
roundtable series in December and January of ADHD/Autism discussions. This episode reflects the third episode in our series which included the first session on navigating the holidays and last week’s episode on maintain and
repairing relationships with ADHD and Autism (Episode 13).
Each week I invite adult autistics and ADHDers (as well as AuDHDers) to discuss topics they consider relevant and
important. We are skipping next week and resuming December 31.
This week’s roundtable was on: “Emotional Intensity and
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria.”
Most of the discussion focused on the distinction between
rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD), the impact of misdiagnosis on treatment, coping strategies for rejection
sensitivity, and the concept of masking in individuals with ADHD.
I expressed a mini-rant, (maybe not so mini), about misdiagnoses and how this impacts the frustrating journey of many adult ADHDers and Autistics trying to figure out why they feel so different from others, forget things and get
labelled for overreacting over the smallest things. There’s so much to keep in. No wonder people mask. And that’s the recipe for burnout, right?
🎯Here are some of the highlights in today’s episode:
· Symptoms of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
(RSD) include:
o Intense Emotional Pain: This is the experience of extreme emotional pain in response to perceived or actual rejection or criticism. It may be accompanied by intense physical sensations also that can linger for hours!
o Reaction to Rejection: While rejection is a rather universal experience, having a disproportionately strong reaction to rejection or criticism that can leave one feeling devastated or humiliated is a defining quality of RSD.
o Avoidance of Social Situations. Avoiding social situations or relationships to prevent potential rejection or criticism can be a common way of dealing with RSD.
o Mood Swings: The real, anticipated or perceived rejection or criticism can be followed by rapid and sudden mood swings often exhibiting prolonged rage or anger. If internalized, it can be experienced as shame.
🎯Stay tuned for more insights on living with autism and ADHD.
🎯 Next month I roll out a coaching special for January 2025 through March 2025 in which you can ease into
coaching with our new promotional two 90 minute workshops and a telephone coaching session for 50/month. (This girl's gotta eat!). Any of the topics in the free series is fair game for a repeat including one on money trauma and ADHD. You can learn more about that here. Stay tuned for more exciting endeavors.
📌 Please join us in our next
ADHD/Autism roundtable which will be addressing "Motivation and Procrastination" scheduled for December 31, 2024 at 9:30 am PST. I'm going to lay out some specific strategies in that workshop!
📌 CLICK HERE to sign-up and register.
🔗 Link to my podcast episodes.
I do this work as a labor of love (and to eat). Please
consider supporting me with likes, shares or comments on my FB group for ADHD/Autism advocates or @meiragreenfeld (IG) to provide visibility. Thank you.