When Rejection Sensitivity Becomes More Than a Moment Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is fast. Depression is slower. But when RSD episodes happen repeatedly without enough recovery, they can begin to shape mood in a more lasting way. Many ADHD women I work with do not realize …
Kristen McCLure MSW LCSW Managing RSD at Work: Feedback and Emotional Regulation in ADHD Women
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) at work can make feedback, performance reviews, and even small comments feel overwhelming. For ADHD women workplace evaluation often triggers rapid shame, rumination, and difficulty calming down afterward. Workplaces are built around evaluation. Performance reviews, deadlines, metrics, and informal feedback are constant. For women with …
Supporting a Partner With RSD in ADHD Relationships
If your partner experiences Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), you may notice that small moments sometimes lead to disproportionately intense emotional reactions. A delayed text, a shift in tone, or mild feedback can trigger rapid distress. What feels minor to you may feel relationally threatening to them. This does not …