Rejection sensitive dysphoria occurs when you experience an intense or overwhelming emotional sensitivity to criticism or rejection. It can be a learned emotional response or you may be genetically ...

Rejection hurts. There’s really no way around it. Most people want to belong and connect with others, especially people they care about. Feeling rejected by those people and believing you aren’t ...

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