Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Dysphoria: a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a neurologically-rooted overwhelming negative emotional assault triggered by perceived rejection (including self-criticism). The impact of RSD is so strong as to block out everything else. It is crippling and all consuming. For me, it physically feels like sword blades stabbing through my body. It is a truly horrible place to be in. ADDitude Magazine says RSD "can imitate a full, major mood disorder complete with suicidal ideation. The sudden change from feeling perfectly fine to feeling intensely sad that results from RSD is often misdiagnosed as rapid cycling BPD." RSD is considered to be a unique ADHD/ADD trait, although some people believe non ADHD-autistics may experience it too, as discussed by Candidly Autsitic . Although I relate to being ADHD as well as PDA, other autistic people I've talked with have reported very similar emotional...