ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity in the Workplace
Los Angeles Christian Counseling
No one can avoid criticism, rejection, and failure in life. The workplace is a common place where most people have to face these things. This is bad news for people with ADHD in the workplace, most of whom experience Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria daily. Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is an aspect of emotional dysregulation in ADHD that causes people to react with heightened and uncontrollable emotions whenever they perceive they have been criticized or rejected. Not only is it frustrating, exhausting, and embarrassing to have to deal with in the workplace, but it can also severely impair your career and work relationships. However, understanding rejection sensitivity is the first step in dealing with...
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