Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, Rejection Sensitive
The Treatment of Rejection Sensitivity
Though it can be challenging to overcome high rejection sensitivity, there are certain strategies that have been shown to be beneficial.
Therapy and or mindfulness may help individuals identify negative thought patterns that spur feelings of rejection. Couples’ therapy may also be useful to help break out of negative cycles caused by one partner’s high rejection sensitivity.
Treating co-occurring mental health conditions such as ADHD or depression may provide relief for RSD. And in some cases, simply being aware of an increased sensitivity to rejection can help a person cope more effectively.
People high in rejection sensitivity feel discomfort when they believe, usually mistakenly, that someone is rejecting them. It takes emotion regulation to manage this discomfort and respond appropriately. These characteristics are also hallmarks of the borderline personality disordered individual.
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