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Jan 2024
43m 41s

How To Manage Rejection Sensitivity - Dr...

Alex Partridge
About this episode

Dr Samantha Hiew is the Founder of ADHD Girls and a neurodiversity and ADHD expert. In this episode, Samantha explains how you can manage RSD in your personal and romantic life.


Topics:


00:00 A description of RSD / What is RSD?

01:30 Where does RSD come from?

04:45 Is RSD more common in ADHDers

06:55 Can RSD cause physical pain

11:20 Tips to manage RSD

17:56 RSD in relationships

27:22 How Menstruation/Testosterone cycle affects RSD

31:52 How alcohol affects RSD

34:14 How to differentiate between rational sensitivity and RSD

36:50 ADHDers in the wild

39:10 Washing machine of woes


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