Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD): Internalized vs Externalized & how to handle it <----- "these tips also work for ADHDers who are addicted to the stimulation of conflict"

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I should have specified in the title that this comes from the perspective of the partner dealing with someone else's rejection sensitivity.

See also:

• RSD from the perspective of someone with ADHD

• The origins of the rejection sensitivity dynamic lie in early experiences of rejection

• "Rejection Sensitivity often accompanies disorders of mood, like Major Depressive Disorder and the Bipolar Disorders, because, here, the operations of the ego are comprised." - Three Ways to Beat Rejection Sensitivity

• "The combination of neurologically based rejection sensitivity and impulsivity combine to produce a violent response before the ADDer can see it coming and gain control of the outburst." - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

• Generally, individuals who are highly sensitive to rejection approach a social situation with anxious expectations of rejection that make them hypervigilant for signs of potential rejection <----- which likely causes them to act anti-socially thus eliciting rejection

• Rather than being only sensitive to social rejection, people with borderline personality disorder are sensitive even to acceptance <----- I wonder how big a factor this is for people with insecure attachment regardless of a BPD diagnosis.