Rejection Sensitivity
TopicHeard in 1 episode across 1 show since Sep 2026
Rejection sensitivity is a personality disposition characterized by an oversensitivity to social rejection, where individuals anxiously expect, readily perceive, and overreact to signs of rejection. It is closely linked to various mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder, and is often discussed in the context of ADHD as rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD).
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Rejection sensitivity can emerge by ages two or three.
“you could see it in 2-year-olds. You could see it in 3-year-olds.”
Open the episode · Why You Feel Everything So Deeply (and how to survive it) - Dr Sasha Hamdani - #1147Listen at 1:10:25
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