Emotions & Shame
“I Feel Some Emotions As a Physical Sensation.”
“My biggest emotional dysregulation burden is the constant anxiety that I feel about not living up to...
rejection sensitive dysphoria
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 to regain...
Relationships
“I’m Overly Emotional, and It’s Straining My Relationships!”
Emotional intensity goes hand-in-hand with ADHD. This makes us more caring, more loving, and more...
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 knees in awe...
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 unhealthy...
Support & Stories
The Heavy, Honest Lived Experiences of ADHD Adults
Impulsivity and inattention are not the most debilitating or noticeable symptoms of ADHD in most...
Guest Blogs
Will I Ever Overcome the Agony of Criticism?
“When I started the Ph.D. program, I assumed that the forgetful, inattentive aspect of my ADHD would...
Guest Blogs
“I’m Fat. I Have ADHD. And I Won’t Be Ashamed Anymore.”
“If you are fat with ADHD, the mirror that society holds up to you reinforces all of your worst...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
New Insights Into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Rejection sensitive dysphoria is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, a common but...
ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast
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 counterpoint to...
ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast
“All the Feels: An ADHD Guide to Emotional Dysregulation and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria” [podcast episode #259]
People with ADHD feel emotions more intensely, more frequently, and more suddenly. In fact, one third...
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 exploding...