Taming Your RSD: Soothing Strategies for a Calmer Mind

Jun 22, 2025

Grace Colmer, a late-diagnosed ADHDer, writer, and educator, delves into Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) and its emotional toll on those with ADHD. She discusses 'clickbait thoughts' and how recognizing these patterns aids in emotional regulation. Grace highlights the influence of hormones, sleep, and nutrition, alongside the importance of self-compassion and curiosity in managing RSD. They explore journaling as a tool for clarifying feelings and fostering healthier coping strategies, emphasizing that self-acceptance is essential for living harmoniously with RSD.

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INSIGHT

Understanding Clickbait Thoughts

Our brains create "clickbait thoughts" which are emotional, dramatic, and unverifiable responses to situations.
Recognizing and questioning these thoughts helps us find more constructive, calmer perspectives.

ADVICE

Integrate Mind and Body Approaches

Combine cognitive techniques with nervous system regulation for emotional balance.
Address physical needs like sleep, light, and nutrition to improve emotional control.

ANECDOTE

Kristen's Perfectionism Story

Kristen almost shut down her course launch due to perfectionism and fear of rejection.
Journaling and self-coaching helped her realize the fear was just perfectionism in disguise.

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🌟 My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is available to preorder here 🌟

In this week’s wisdom episode, we explore Chapter 3 (Understanding Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit to discover how we can work with our minds, rather than against them, using empowerment, self-compassion, and practical ADHD tools for emotional regulation.

If you feel things deeply, struggle with managing anxiety, or find it hard to let go of perceived criticism, this conversation with Grace (a late-diagnosed ADHDer, writer, educator, and certified breathwork teacher) and Kristen (an ADHD coach, expert, and podcast host diagnosed at 21) offers clarity and comfort to navigate RSD.

What You'll Learn:

What "clickbait thoughts" are, and why recognising familiar thought patterns can help us manage rejection sensitivity.
How emotional habits and brain feedback loops influence our reactions, especially in high-stress or vulnerable moments.
The impact of hormones, lack of sleep, and nutrition on our emotional regulation and thought processes.
How curiosity and self-compassion can interrupt RSD thoughts to reframe negative thinking.
The importance of creating safe internal spaces and seeing RSD as a lifelong partner we can learn to live with.
Why acknowledging perfectionism and self-doubt is key to healing, and how to develop healthier coping strategies.
How journaling helps ADHDers clarify feelings, spot mental habits, and navigate anxiety with more awareness.

If you're looking for more insight on how to navigate RSD, check out Kate's recent webinar here to help you understand, manage, and ease the pain of RSD.

Links and Resources:

Missed our ADHD Women’s Summer Series? Get the workshops on demand [here].
Next ADHD Wellbeing Workshop: “Creating More Compassionate and Calmer ADHD Families, Parenting and Relationships” – June 24th @1.30pm. Book [here].
Preorder my book: The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit [here].
Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [here].
Find my popular ADHD webinars and resources on my website [here].
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Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.

Links referenced in this episode:

ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit