Alex Partridge

You sense a tiny shift in tone of voice or a slightly heavier footstep and you think that

they're mad at you.

And it can be really debilitating.

I walked through a train station the other month and I saw a man, he recognized me and he said, are you the guy who talks about ADHD?

And I said, yes.

We shook hands, really well-spoken, looked confident, well-dressed, great posture.

You know, you wouldn't think he was struggling on the surface.

And we ended up talking about rejection sensitivity dysphoria.

And he explained how it's controlling his life.

how his marriage is about to break down because of it.

He's really struggling at work.

He's drinking in the evenings.

Do you think rejection sensitivity dysphoria shows up in men differently than it does in women?

Rejection sensitivity dysphoria, I feel like the pain is so intense.

When you are triggered, the emotional tsunami is so brutal.

It can turn you into a massive people pleaser.

You're so terrified of putting yourself first.

Or it can turn you into a perfectionist.

How can someone possibly criticize me if the work is so perfect?

And that looks like staying in the office five hours later than everyone else.