“You Are A Lot” (an ADHD/AuDHD podcast) EPISODE 32: “JUSTICE SENSITIVITY”
Jan 13, 2025
Delve into the intriguing world of Justice Sensitivity, especially for those with ADHD and AuDHD. Discover how intense feelings of fairness and injustice shape daily life, relationships, and self-perception. Hear personal stories about navigating bullying and the quest for acceptance, along with emotional challenges in educational settings. Explore the complexities of emotional overwhelm and learn effective strategies for managing reactions to perceived injustices, underscoring the importance of self-care and mental health.
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Justice Sensitivity Defined
- Justice sensitivity is the tendency to notice injustice and react intensely to it.
- ADHD individuals experience this intensely, cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally.
Why ADHD Folks Feel Injustice More Deeply
- ADHD brains, especially inattentive types, are more justice-sensitive due to several factors.
- These include emotional lability, intensity, dysregulation, and cognitive rigidity (black and white thinking).
Small Injustices, Big Impact
- Even minor injustices, like a snarky comment or lack of thank you, can deeply affect ADHD individuals.
- Jen Kirkman adds that rejection sensitivity likely contributes to this.