RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) is not someone being "over-sensitive", or not being able to put up with criticism. It's a subconscious, overwhelming, uncontrollable response to rejection (or perceived rejection).... (c)
... so if someone seems to constantly be seeking validation, over-apologising, becoming overwhelmed if they feel left out or rejected, or acts in a disproportionate manner to feedback... this might be why. And it's very common for ADHD folk, as well as many with trauma.
@adamfare1996 Are there people out there who ARE over-sensitive and unable to to put up with criticism, and to hell with them, but people with RSD have a valid excuse? Just want to check if I can call people over-sensitive as long as they don't have RSD, or if it's actually nonexistent.
@adamfare1996 A question does RSD and Bpd a combo usually or is it not common? Cause I am not sure if it is as I may have some of the symptoms.
@adamfare1996 Just wish I’d known and understood this, when my daughter was growing up.
@adamfare1996 But what if it’s not perceived rejection, & you’re actually able to pick up on the energies of the room, & feel peoples dislike towards you for not ‘fitting in’ to the group? 🤔
@adamfare1996 I can’t find a strong reference, but it seems RSD can be a component of PMDD, too.
@adamfare1996 Perhaps some of it is awareness of the precariousness of survival (or at least the survival of one's social identity) without social bonds. Rejection can act as a reminder that people can fall to the bottom of a socioecomomic funnel and disappear if they have no one to rely upon.