If you have ADHD, autism, or AuDHD, that isn't you being "too sensitive." It's rejection sensitive dysphoria, and it's one of the most painful — and least talked-about — parts of being neurodivergent.A partner sighs at the wrong moment and the flood hits instantly — shame, panic, an overwhelming urge to disappear.

If routines help you feel grounded but quickly become boring, restrictive, or impossible to follow, you may be experiencing a familiar AuDHD push-pull. Here is a more compassionate way to understand it.