Rejection sensitive dysphoria?

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Hi

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of rejection sensitive dysphoria? I believe I have it, but when researching it suggests it’s often alongside ADHD which I don’t think I have. It also says there’s not really an official diagnosis of it, and therefore there’s no specific treatment, just perhaps people who are on ADHD medication can notice it reduces it. As it’s neurological everything I read suggests CBT or talking therapies won’t help it.

I’m finding it crippling. It’s truly like I’m in crisis mode, or go into meltdown, my emotional reactions are way way out of proportion to any event/issue.

I have been diagnosed with general anxiety and social anxiety, also health anxiety, but talking therapies just isn’t helping even though I’m all in and really really wanting it to work.

I’m not on any medication (health anxiety means I worry even taking paracetamol for a headache!).

Anyone have any advice?? I can’t live like this

I'm a therapist and to me this sounds like social anxiety. Your cbt should probably be switched to social anxiety instead, good luck 😊

@Lalalalala555 you seem knowledgeable.

OP I seem to have this and it’s debilitating

Yep I have this. But recently diagnosed adhd. An example I will give. My manager tells me I'm spelling things wrong, they also mention time management I will start crying and inside want to die and quit my job. I'm terrible get I poster syndrome

Hi OP, came across this thread again today and was wondering how you were doing since you last posted?