ADHD Experts Podcast 426- When ADHD Triggers Emotional Outbursts: Scripts for Your Flashpoints
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Oct 26, 2022 
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ADHD Amplifies Emotional Energy
- Living with ADHD creates constant stress that amplifies emotional reactions.
- Sharon Selene frames intensity as energy that can be transformed, not a moral failing.
Amygdala Hijack Explains Rapid Outbursts
- The amygdala hijack moves control from thinking to emotional brain and floods the body with stress hormones.
- People with ADHD often recover slower because prefrontal connectivity lags, making regulation harder.
Rejection Sensitivity Magnifies Hurt
- Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) makes perceived slights produce intense, lingering pain.
- RSD fuels eruptions because individuals interpret criticism as catastrophic social rejection.