Your ADHD Besties

35. 💔 Feeling under-appreciated in friendships: RSD & boundaries

Dec 12, 2024
Feeling under-appreciated in friendships? The hosts dive into rejection sensitive dysphoria and its impact on emotions and relationships. They share strategies for navigating social interactions and building self-trust. A delightful game about common annoyances gets everyone giggling, especially with holiday chaos on the rise. Plus, there's a heartfelt exploration of emotional responses during sensitive life moments. Discover a refreshing natural wine recommendation and tips for meaningful family storytelling as the year wraps up!
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ANECDOTE

Drive-Thru Deception

  • A listener, Liz from the UK, shared a funny experience of ADHD impacting her driving.
  • She missed her exit, went around a roundabout multiple times, and then panicked at a drive-thru, falsely claiming it was her first time.
INSIGHT

Navigating RSD in Friendships

  • Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) can make ADHD individuals overly sensitive to perceived rejection, sometimes misinterpreting situations.
  • Grace and Tara advise creating mental space and assessing situations pragmatically rather than letting RSD dictate emotional responses.
ANECDOTE

Avoiding RSD Assumptions

  • Tara shares a personal story of assuming a friend's unavailability was due to busyness instead of personal rejection.
  • This mindset shift prevented RSD and the friend later confirmed they were simply busy.
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