> Recently I've been doing a lot of reading and thinking around developing mechanisms to help with all this, and I stumbled on another term that may be familiar to those familiar with ADHD, too: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (or RSD)
It should be noted that this is just a term one guy made up, and isn't medically accepted as an ADHD symptom.
Of course it is a legitimate thing that happens to people.
jmathai · 8h ago
I haven’t been diagnosed with ADHD and this isn’t a particular weak spot for me but even I can relate. I find it most hard when there’s a mismatch in reciprocity.
I enjoy learning from posts like this because it can help identify patterns I might not have otherwise noticed. From there I can do something.
Something I do periodically is scroll my iMessages and see if there are conversations that have been dormant longer than I’d like. If so, I try to think of something to resurrect the thread.
hcfman · 3h ago
It gets a lot easier if you trim down the number of relationships you actually want to maintain.
There's my partner. Heck, now I'm almost full!
znpy · 2h ago
> There's my partner. Heck, now I'm almost full!
Been there, done that, i can tell you it’s a bad approach, because relationships don’t last forever and aren’t always smooth 100% of the time.
Having friends is often also having somebody that you can talk about your issues (even about issues with your partner) and get a different opinion.
bravetraveler · 1h ago
Been there, done that. Most of the opinions I've sought - not just received - haven't been worth the time, opportunity, or oxygen they consumed. Winging it has gone well. It's a wash.
Opinions are like assholes, we all have 'em and they all stink. Take care :)
cornhole · 3h ago
I felt the same way until I took antidepressants and stopped giving a shit. It’s really amazing to see how the situations that gave me anxiety was not a big deal at all.
It should be noted that this is just a term one guy made up, and isn't medically accepted as an ADHD symptom.
Of course it is a legitimate thing that happens to people.
I enjoy learning from posts like this because it can help identify patterns I might not have otherwise noticed. From there I can do something.
Something I do periodically is scroll my iMessages and see if there are conversations that have been dormant longer than I’d like. If so, I try to think of something to resurrect the thread.
There's my partner. Heck, now I'm almost full!
Been there, done that, i can tell you it’s a bad approach, because relationships don’t last forever and aren’t always smooth 100% of the time.
Having friends is often also having somebody that you can talk about your issues (even about issues with your partner) and get a different opinion.
Opinions are like assholes, we all have 'em and they all stink. Take care :)