DaxTheMan 🏳️‍⚧️

Most people with RDS tend to avoid situations where they may be rejected or criticized and many also are people pleasers, bending over backwards for everyone so that they feel needed. I definitely fit in both of those categories.

I get extremely anxious when I see someone read a message I’ve sent but don’t get a response back, I panic almost immediately thinking “shit, they’re mad at me” or “oh God I must have said something wrong” even 99% of the time that isn’t the case. But because I perceived rejection, I get anxiety just over the thought of it. This is a big reason why I struggle with relationships, I tend to avoid them all together because the thought of not being loved or rejected hurts me more than being lonely.

Criticism is a big trigger for me as well, whether it be something small or menial to something more extreme like insults. It’s the reason I struggle with trying to achieve something higher, because the fear of failure and criticism is so extreme to me that I don’t try.

Edit: going to clarify that I made this meme to reflect MY personal experiences with being dismissed when I asked for help! these symptoms are also present in other conditions like depression or anxiety, and aren’t necessarily proof that you have adhd

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ALL THIS TIME TASKS WERE EASY FOR NEUROTYPICALS?! I’m sorry?! I spend all the time feeling INFERIOR and like absolute garbage because people could do tasks better than me and it turns out its because for them it’s EASY?!