#LIKE REJECTION SENSITIVITY DYSPHORIA

[oceanamethyst]

I can genuinely see the most wonderful point be made in a post, and I don't reblog it because it's worded so rudely.

Yeah this post is hypocritical as hell, but this is more of me screaming into the void than anything.

Also if your feelings were hurt while reading this post, now you know how it feels, buster.

[captainswan618]

there is a person standing 73 yards some distance away, watching you. they look like they’re trying to tell you something. you can’t get away from them, nor can you get close to them. they’re just...standing there.

so your friends and loved ones try to help you by talking to them, and the person must be saying something to them, because they look at you differently now. but you have no idea what it was, all you hear is static.

you try to tell them not to listen to the person, but no matter what you do, no matter how much you plead with them, they look up at you with suspicion-hatred-fear and just run. they don’t care where they’re going, just that you’re not there. and you can’t do anything to stop it.

the more that the people in your life care about you, the worse it is, because anyone who tries to help is turned against you. so you are just gradually shut out of your own life by the people you love the most, until eventually you no longer recognize your surroundings.

there is a person standing 73 yards some distance away, watching you.

[me-beef]

sorry folks January hit me like a mallet to the gut B(

always terrified of what other people are thinking of me. but also always feeling guilty and ashamed of how self-absorbed my mental illness makes me

have to keep reminding myself I’m a normal person with flaws and I’m not ruining everyone’s lives just by existing

[king-wilhelm]

Percy being clueless about the quest vs percy immediately clocking Annabeth's weird behavior is so so adhd of him like that rejection sensitivity is setting alarms off in your head huh. Same.

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Rejection Sensitivity

Rejection Sensitivity might kick in when...

Someone leaves you on read

You get blocked randomly

You aren't invited to join in

People talk secretly without you

You see people having a good time without you

You don't understand an inside joke

Everyone disagrees with you

This could lead to thoughts of...

Something is wrong with me?

Why does no one like me?

Have I done something wrong?

I'm fed up, I can't do this anymore

I hate my life

People are better off without me

I hate everyone

As well as feelings of...

Anxiety

Hatred

Frustration

Fear

Depression

Loneliness

Overwhelm

Anger/Rage

The effect of this might be...

Acting impulsively

Meltdown/Shutdown

Losing friends/family / romantic partners

Being excluded from a group

Self-harm/suicidal thoughts

Being perceived negatively

Trust issues

Things that might help...

Removing/distancing yourself from the situation

Distracting yourself with interests/comforts/stims

Talk/vent to someone

Try to remember that your feelings are valid

Autisticality

[existennialmemes]

Failure is the first step towards success. Don't be afraid to fail spectacularly! Except for me. As I will surely perish if I fail at anything even once.

[awetistic-things]

just learned about rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD) and i thought me crying whenever anyone expressed any type of disappointment in me was just my daddy issues but nvm

[maxgicalgirl]

No but for real have we found a solution for rejection sensitive dysphoria yet ? Like does anyone else who has this have coping mechanisms that work ? I am genuinely asking please help

[therewithinthestars]

warframe 1999 spoilers

dude i'm so so bad with these friendships/romance systems i swear to god, i wasn't sure why i felt so anxious when playing bg3 and was worried about making the wrong choice but I FEEL EVEN WORSE WITH WARFRAME WHY AM I LIKE THIS first of all i want them all to like me T T not even romantically but i just cant handle bad responses LMAO and second of all..... i'm just so curious about their replies to everythinggggggg i want to know all the paths and options! now i dont know, should i just wait till people come up with tutorials so i can pick the answers i want? :') but thats gonna take so long and im also excited to play and and ig thats like inauthentic but aaaa i dont know OTL im stressed out lmao I SHOULDNT BE SO STRESSED OUT ABOUT THIS why am i like this

and the fact that its like... in game? not a replayable thing like bg3 but youre stuck with your choices??/ T T i hate it here shdfsdfsdf

[rjalker]

RSD (Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria) is not and never will be an excuse for treating minorities (who are taking the time out of their day to educate you on how you're harming them) like shit.

Being mentally ill is not an excuse for being a raging bigot who tone polices and victim blames anyone who tries to educate you on how you're harming people.

Having RSD does not justify you treating people like shit.

Being autistic does not justify you treating people like shit.

Being mentally ill or otherwise neurodivergent does not justify you treating people like shit.

And if you insist that any of these things justify you treating people, especially minorities you're harming, like shit, you are just being an abusive bigot.

[nattousan]

when

whe you, when You were just trying to put i n some extra effort to try adn improve yoursel f and it got misinterpreted as malicious n u get yell ed at

[burntblueberrywaffles]

Friend: you’re the most jealous friend I have

Me: you have other friends????

[apollodreams]

Obsessed with Louis' RSD arc like yeah girl quit your hobby because someone finally told you you aren't great at it!!

[me-beef]

I can’t have everything I guess

[minminambus]

Me going ‘aw fuck’ as I realize that not-great social life as a kid is something that impacts my head today.

[definitionsfading]

I don't know how I've managed to improve upon my RSD (rejection sensitivty dysphoria) reactions over the past 1-2 years other than just being more Mindful of episodes when they occur but boy am I glad I don't spiral as hard as I used to. thank god for that! maybe I'm just...jaded in my old age 😂 most of the time, even when something slights me, it's just difficult to get as twisted up in knots unless the situation feels extreme. I guess this is personal growth? idk.

my only primary fight/flight spirals I've had since late 2022 seem to be 1) the night my father called me on the phone and demanded I pay him back $7,000 cash for the loan he gave me for a used car, and 2) the morning after the election when I felt like I couldn't coexist with my Trump supporting family members anymore and had to escape them somehow

time and space rectified both of those things, more or less. and I'm not sure how the Trump shit is going to feel going forward after January 20th. but at least part of me has accepted that it's just...going to fucking happen. and we must persist in spite of it all.