Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria - Tumblr Posts
i dont know why i thought it would be a good idea for me , a person with deppresion and no motivation for things i love, along with rejection sensittive dysphoria, to start a tumblr blog
Living with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria(RSD)
RSD is a real problem and is often found in people who have been diagnosed with ADHD. What it means is we’re hypersensitive to rejection and can interpret things that people say way too much and think that it’s some form of rejection. Getting an actual, legitimate rejection can send us spiraling into depression for hours or even days at a time and cause us to be unmotivated to do things. We’re people pleasers, trying so hard to make sure people are happy with us so that we don’t get rejected. It’s more than just a fear of rejection, it’s a downright terror of it.
What I say: Oh, I won’t bother you with *insert thing here* What I mean: I’m scared you’re going to reject me for sharing this thing that’s personal to me.
What I say: Don’t worry, my anxiety isn’t too bad. What I mean: My anxiety has been killing me, but I don’t want you to think it’s weakness and will stop being friends with me because of it.
What I say: Don’t worry about me. What I mean: I’m afraid if I talk about my major problems, you’re going to reject me and stop being my friend.
What you say: Please stop *blank* What I think: Oh fuck I did something majorly wrong, how can I fix this, what can I do to make things right what do I need to do? Will *person* want to stop being friends with me now? Am I okay?
These are just a few examples of what goes through the mind of someone with RSD. I would love to thank people like @adhd-alien for making comics that I, as a person with ADHD, can look at and relate to. It really calms down my RSD, even if I feel like I can’t talk about it with my friends for that terror that they’re going to reject me for it, even though I know they won’t.
RSD check
Your friends don't secretly hate you
You're not a bad person for things you did and said months or years ago that you now recognize as bad
You aren't cringe for being excited about things
You don't talk too much
If you feel sick from intrusive thoughts/rsd please sip on some water, get a blanket or plush to cuddle, put on some music or a video that makes you feel happy
You are loved <3
Rejection sensitive dysphoria sucks because I will goof up, minorly inconvenience someone, or annoy them, and my brain tells me “this is it, this is the final straw. They officially hate me forever.”
Rejection Sensitivity
Neurodiverse Journey
Bestie I can feel rejected by things you wouldn’t even think of
Friendship Things That Hurt :(
-when you arent invited to your friends birthday party
-when your friends don't ask you to hang out with them
-seeing pictures of your friends having a great time hanging out together without you
-your friend posting a collage of a bunch of their friends on their story, but you aren't included
-when your best friend isn't best friends with you
-when all of your friends seem to be closer with each other than you are with them
-when you start to not know what to talk about
-when you try to talk about things you like, but end up feeling judged
-when none of your friends reach out to you or even notice when you're too depressed to talk to them as much as you used to
-when you feel like all your friends are leaving you
-when you fall into depression and see yourself leaving your friends and the guilt that you carry with you about that
-the fear of never being able to connect with real people as strongly as you're able to connect with fictional characters
-when two of your friends have a falling out and you're left having to pick a side
-looking back at the happy memories you had with your old friends and wondering where the fuck it all went wrong
-the struggle to know how close you even are with your friends
my friends: yo i genuinely love you. you’re an amazing friend and i love hanging out with you. i love talking to you and listening to you talking.
me: theyre just saying that to be polite they hate my guts
have been inactive recently, but i have been trying to improve my mental health little by little. every time when i remember to say it i tell myself “i love me” or “i love myself”. i have been saying it ever since my therapy appointment yesterday, and although i do not fully believe it now, i hope someday i will.
i have also been trying to separate others problems from my own, because as a highly sensitive person, i get rejection sensitive dysphoria from just being in the same room as someone sad. i love you guys and hope you are well, and that these help!
Sorry I displayed symptoms of my health disorder do you still think I’m fun?
RSD is a bitch
that is all
Do people with autism and/or ADHD come prepackaged with RSD or is this shit a trauma response
Secret third option: some fucked up mixture of both
Gotta love RSD :)
what the fuck is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, I thought EVERYONE fell into a self-hate spiral when they thought someone hated/was angry with/was annoyed at them???? like what???????????
It turns out having an agent pass on your manuscript after they've read the whole thing sucks a lot worse than getting a rejection after they've only read a couple chapters.
Got this form rejection email from a job I applied to back in July:
Go to update my job hunting spreadsheet, see that they ALREADY REJECTED ME A MONTH AGO. Which feels very
so that's fun