002: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria - What It Is, and Three Rules To Manage It

In this episode, host Jes Diverges discusses rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and how it impacts autistic and ADHD individuals. Jes shares their personal experience with RSD in college and strategies they've developed to manage intense feelings of rejection. Listeners learn about the distinction between rejection sensitivity and RSD, and how frequency, intensity and duration are key factors. Jes also offers reminders on shifting perspectives to cope with anxiety around perceived criticism from others.

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Articles mentioned:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24099-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-rsd

https://embrace-autism.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-in-adhd-and-autism/

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