Symptom Tests
[Self-Test] Could You Have Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria?
Rejection sensitive dysphoria, or the extreme emotional pain linked to feelings of...
ADDitude Podcasts
Listen to “All the Feels: An ADHD Guide to Emotional Dysregulation and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria” with William W. Dodson, M.D.
People with ADHD feel emotions more intensely, more frequently, and more suddenly. In...
Free Downloads
Free Resource: Understanding Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
The emotional response to perceived or real failure can be devastating to people with...
ADDitude Podcasts
Listen to “The Flip Side of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: Tapping Into ADHD Energy & Motivation” with Edward Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Tune in to listen as Edward Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D., highlight the...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
The Fear of Failure Is Real — and Profound
"Researchers have ignored the emotional component of ADHD because it can't be measured....
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: An ADHD Guide to Emotional Dysregulation and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
In this hour long webinar on demand, learn about emotional dysregulation and rejection...
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: The Flip Side of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
In this hour-long webinar-on-demand, learn about the positive side of rejection sensitive...
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 ADHD Ignites Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
For people with ADHD or ADD, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria can mean extreme emotional...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
How to Distinguish ADHD’s Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria from Bipolar Disorder
Forty percent of individuals with bipolar disorder also have ADHD. The conditions’...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Q: Bipolar Meltdown? Or Rejection Sensitivity Meltdown?
If your child is prone to extreme outbursts, it’s important to understand whether the...
ADHD Videos
Why You Feel Rejection So Intensely
Rejection sensitive dysphoria is part of ADHD. It’s neurologic and genetic, and it can be...
ADDitude Podcasts
Listen to “Emotions and ADHD: What Clinicians Need to Know for Accurate Diagnosis” with William Dodson, M.D.
Are you intensely sensitive to being teased or criticized, and to feeling that you’ve...
Guest Blogs
Do You Ever Feel Like Your Mood Falls off a Cliff?
Living with rejection-sensitive dysphoria — the soul-sucking downside of attenti...
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...
The ADHD Brain
3 Defining Features of ADHD That Everyone Overlooks
The textbook signs of ADD — inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — fail to reflect...
ADHD in Women
ADHD, Women, and the Danger of Emotional Withdrawal
ADHD and emotional withdrawal — pulling away from friends, strangers, and loved ones...
Symptom Tests
[Self-Test] Could You Have Emotional Hyperarousal?
Emotional hyperarousal is common among children and adults with ADHD — but its symptoms...
Symptom Tests for Adults
[Self-Test] Depression in Adults
Depression is an extremely common and serious mood disorder that impacts roughly 14.8...
Symptom Tests for Adults
[Self-Test] Do I Have Intermittent Explosive Disorder?
Do you get angry for no good reason? If you feel unable to rein in sudden outbursts of...