Today, we are talking about RSD or rejection sensitivity dysphoria. In the podcast I said disorder but it is dysphoria or feeling sensitive to being rejected. It is generally associated with neurodivergent populations like spectrum disorder or ADHD. People will tend to be sensitive to being rejected or othered when they behave differently than their peers or people around them. This can create behavior like conflict avoidance or people pleasing which relates to codependency. It can also lead to people withdrawing from others or anxiety about how they are perceived. #RSD #attachmentstyle #anxiety #mentalhealth #authenticself #secureattachment

Today, we are talking about using our boundaries of time, space, thoughts, emotions, sex to help prevent feeling burned out. At the end of the year we are all struggling with the feelings exhaustion and stress, basically burned out. Identifying our boundaries can help manage some of those feelings. #burnout #boundaries #mentalhealth #takeabreak

Today, we are talking about effort going both ways. We are not entitled to is healthy boundaries and healthy love. If someone with a title can't give that to you, you can walk away. We get to choose who has access to us and our resources. #healthylove #boundaries #mentalhealth #estrangedparents #entitlement

Today, we are talking about failure to thrive in relationships. While this term typically refers to children receiving substandard care in challenging environments, we'll explore how relationships can also fail to flourish without consistent effort and attention. #relationships #thriving #ittakeseffort #skillbuilding

Today, we are talking about the resilience that comes from pressure or adversity. When we have experience dealing with challenging things we gain an awareness of dealing with and working through it. We learn how to make things smooth again and gain the tools tools to work through hard times. #grit #adversity #resilience #makingithrough

Today, we are talking about the anhedonia or the lack of pleasure associated with depression. Often people will not recognize depression because they don't feel sad, they don't feel anything. This is part of what chronic depression feels like for many people. #depression #anhedonia #mentalhealth #alanis #sgs2025

Today, we are talking about the idea of doing your best. Often, we used this phrase when we are getting by. Other times we use to phrase to obfuscate someone else's behavior. We can also use this phrase when we see efforts being made to get better. The idea of "best" is a moving target and changes depending on so many variables. #doingyourbest #doingbetter #givinggrace #parenting

Today, we are talking about the action of finishing a task consciously. It is helpful to be able to work a task to completion to help our brains feel better. Doing something from beginning to end helps us move forward in life creating a bit of order in the chaos. Managing our anxiety or ADHD, its helpful to pick one things at time, to work through it, and close the loop on the task to feel we are getting things done. #closingtheloop #orderfromchaos #ADHD #anxiety #mentalhealth