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InvisibleChrysalis
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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria?
Anxiety Support / by InvisibleChrysalis
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 March 31st, 2023
...See more Hey people, I just have some things I'd like to share. My mental health has been gradually improving over time. As such, its lead me to continually re-evaluate how I think and interface with reality. As far as I can remember, I've had this acute feeling with social interaction, that it's like walking a tightrope. Having learned about my ADHD, particularly its correlation with RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria), wherein the feelings of rejection are intensified, I have to think that this has been one of the main drivers of my social anxiety. When I say walking on a tightrope, I mean that I assume my presence is a burden by default. Before talking to people my mind is already swimming in the inevitability that they will find fault with something in me. This notion is intimidating enough that I've lived most of my 24 years as a hermit. It's not that I have a thin skin, but I don't particularly enjoy the intensity of my negative emotions. I don't doubt a lot of this belief has to do with my upbringing as well. Yet, I am here writing this. That's something I likely wouldn't have bothered with before.
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