Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
How ADHD Ignites Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
For people with ADHD or ADD, rejection sensitive dysphoria can mean extreme emotional...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
New Insights Into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Rejection sensitive dysphoria is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, a common...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Shame: The Devil on My Shoulder
Rejection sensitive dysphoria causes feelings of guilt, shame, and rejection. This on top...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
How Does RSD Really, Actually Feel?
“The initial feeling of RSD is as if you've been punched in the head and are struggling...
The ADHD Brain
3 Defining Features of ADHD That Everyone Overlooks
The textbook signs of ADD — inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — fail to reflect...
Emotions & Shame
How Rejection Sensitivity Casts a Cloud Over My Marriage
I feel personally attacked more than most people do. The sharp tips of criticism gut me...
Symptom Tests
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: Symptom Test for ADHD Brains
Rejection sensitive dysphoria, or the extreme emotional pain linked to feelings of...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Why ADD Makes You Feel. So. Much.
The volatile (and sometimes destructive) emotions associated with ADHD can manifest as...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Rejection Sensitivity Is Worse for Girls and Women with ADHD
Too many women with ADHD choose isolation to avoid the emotional pain of rejection — an...
Emotions & Shame
It’s OK to Cry — and Other Lessons from a Sensitive Mom with ADHD
The diagnostic criteria for ADHD includes nothing whatsoever about the crushing rejection...
Guest Blogs
“RSD Has Blessed Me with an Immense Capacity for Feeling — and I’m Grateful.”
"Just as a force of nature can be powerful and destructive, RSD can also bring me to my...
ADHD in Women
ADHD, Women, and the Danger of Emotional Withdrawal
ADHD and emotional withdrawal — pulling away from friends, strangers, and loved ones...
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Top Emotion Regulation Difficulties for Youth with ADHD
Emotion regulation difficulties in youth with ADHD range from irritability to DMDD. Here,...
ADDitude for Professionals
Traumatic Stress Alongside ADHD: 5 Reasons Clinicians Need to Consider Trauma
Traumatic stress and ADHD are connected — each worsening the symptoms of the other....
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
What is Avoidant Personality Disorder? Symptoms, Causes & Treatments
Avoidant personality disorder symptoms include feelings of inadequacy, fear of rejection,...
ADHD Myths & Facts
“Does Everyone Have ADHD? No. And Why It Hurts When Neurotypicals Claim an ‘ADHD Moment’”
“When neurotypical people say that they are ‘so ADHD,’ they perpetuate a stereotype — not...
ADDitude for Professionals
The ADHD – Depression Link: Symptom Parallels and Distinctions
ADHD and depression are closely related and commonly mistaken comorbid conditions. Learn...
ADDitude for Professionals
DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked)
DESR, or deficient emotional self-regulation, is a core facet of ADHD that carries...
ADHD Guide
The Best of 2021: Must-Read Articles on ADHD
From cutting-edge clinical research to features on mental health during the pandemic to a...
ADHD Symptoms in Children
“My ADHD Looks Nothing Like Your ADHD”
Our family of five includes five distinct and different ADHD diagnoses. Where one son is...