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I knew something more was up with me hating to get feedback, never feeling comfortable with asking for help and for telling others about my endeavors so I'd keep trekking along solo and in a silo.
In my quest to understand myself...I present RSD (short for Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria). All 'jokes' aside - having RSD is no joke at all.
What the eff is RSD?
Here is the definition per the Cleveland Clinic:
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD): Symptoms & Treatment
"Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is when you experience severe emotional pain because of a failure or feeling rejected. This condition is linked to ADHD and experts suspect it happens due to differences in brain structure. Those differences mean your brain can’t regulate rejection-related emotions and behaviors, making them much more intense."
How did I learn about RSD?
Tracy Otsuka, from her podcast and book both titled 'ADHD for the Smart A** Woman'.
I heard Tracy talk about it before and I read her book and only recently did I put two and two together that "OMGosh, I totally have this!" and, "This makes so much sense why it's so excruciatingly hard for me put myself out there" and "I see why I've been the way I have been my whole life and why I do the things that I do for fear of rejection!".
It's more so with those that have ADHD (which also makes so much sense since I've discovered that I an ADHD brain!).
Do you also have RSD?
If you noticed that you do, I hope this helps to explain why you have such a major fear of rejection like me.
I hope to have Tracy herself talk about this on the podcast and/or another expert on this.
This is the part of the onion that needs to get peeled.
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Sincerely,
Elizabeth
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