YES. my mother always used to ask me why i overreacted so much when she told me i had done something wrong, and then also continue to deny that i had adhd. she would give me a hard time about displaying symptoms, i would get upset because rejection sensitivity, and she would give me a hard time again. it was an endless loop!

It definitely has. Thankfully I don't really sulk or hold onto things like that long. I'm pretty upfront and honest about my extreme emotions, but I can recognize that I'm over reacting. So a lot with my partner I'll ask for space temporarily to cool down, and then round back and talk it through that I felt this way even though I know It was not your intentions at all and stuff, and they validate my feelings but both recognize I can still feel a little out of control. I have found a good balance to handle it personally

Absolutely, but for me rsd was intertwined w trauma so once I started addressing the trauma, I felt less rejection sensitive. But my trauma was around bullying, which often revolved around rejection. One of the biggest things that led to my growth as well was the mentality of fake it til you make it, I faked confidence until I started having actual confidence and confidence led me to stop being as rejection sensitive