• db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
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    3 months ago

    Getting told off even gently felt like an unbearable punishment for some reason. I read something recently about adhd folks being more sensitive to negative interactions?

    Check out Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. It’s a common side effect of ADHD.

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      3 months ago

      that’s the one. As a kid I never understood why punishments even exist. People being mad at me was already unbearable torture

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      3 months ago

      Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

      Aw crap, it reads like a character sheet… Guess I’m binging this now.