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The emotional response to perceived or real failure can be devastating to people with ADHD. Learn why — and what you can do to take control.
ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Learn how to identify and treat rejection sensitive dysphoria — plus, get more diagnosis and treatment strategies from ADDitude via email.
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What Is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria?
No one likes rejection or feeling like a failure. But for people with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD), these feelings can be debilitating — and may manifest as either crippling sadness or uncontrollable rage.
There’s a name for this phenomenon: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, or RSD. In people with ADHD, RSD can lead to an all-encompassing need to please others, or it can result in someone with ADHD giving up on anything that is perceived to have a risk of failure.
RSD is treatable — but first, you need to understand it. Use this quick-reference guide to get the facts about rejection sensitive dysphoria: why it happens, what it looks like, and what you can do to get the help you need.
ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Learn how to identify and treat rejection sensitive dysphoria — plus, get more diagnosis and treatment strategies from ADDitude via email.
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