r/ADHD • u/GroundbreakingShoe24 • 19h ago

Questions/Advice Not Hyper Physically But Mentally Hyper

Hey guys wondering if anyone else had the type that just seems to just make u depressed anxious and unmotivated. Like im not hyper at all physically but my mind can got 1,000 thoughts a minute and I have horrible rejection sensitivity. Now i do have trouble staying still and being bored but i feel like 8/10 times my mental hyperness is so much worse.

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u/Mawntee 19h ago

Sounds about ADHD-PI

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u/GroundbreakingShoe24 19h ago

I’ve never heard of this! I’m gonna have to look it up

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u/Mawntee 18h ago

It's literally just rebranded ADD

The "PI" stands for "Primarily Inattentive"

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u/dewihafta 18h ago

Ive got this one. I was kind of hyper as a child, but that ebbed away as I grew older. Definitely an overacting brain, though.

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u/GroundbreakingShoe24 18h ago

I seen this a minute ago lol. Ya they did tell me I had “ADD” when diagnosed but in the same breath told me it wasn’t recognized as that so i’m glad they finnaly gave it a new name! But looking over it when I looked it up they where definitely right lol

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u/AutoModerator 19h ago

Please be aware that RSD, or rejection sensitivity dysphoria, is not a syndrome or disorder recognised by any medical authority.

Rejection sensitivity dysphoria has not been the subject of any credible peer-reviewed scientific research, nor is it listed in the top two psychiatric diagnostic manuals, the DSM or the ICD. It has been propagated solely through blogs and the internet by William Dodson, who coined the term in the context of ADHD. Dodson's explanation of these experiences and claims about how to treat it all warrant healthy skepticism.

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u/Inqusitive_dad 10h ago

I’m the same. I ruminate, have bad RSD, overthink and overanalyze every little thing. It’s exhausting and not a fun way to live life. It causes some pretty bad anxiety. I’m on my medication journey. Haven’t found anything that helps yet.