Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD).Maybe it sounds strange to label my diagnosis as a good thing. But it is – because knowing that I have an ADHD brain explains so much about my life and my experiences that previously didn’t make sense.
My diagnosis was like a blurry lens suddenly coming into focus.It was a long, four-year journey from thinking I could have ADHD to finally getting an official diagnosis.
Learning about RSD was actually one of the first dominos to fall.You see, I had spent nearly 40 years unknowingly masking and compensating for what I now know are ADHD symptoms.
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