Not Coping

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@Birdofparadise8 wrote:

You won't believe my friend is coming around soon, but he is bringing his friend as well. So I won't be able to have a very personal, meaningful chat with him @Jynx

I doubt a bit hug either.

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Do you like the friend? Could be a good chance to build a deeper connection! And if you're feeling disappointed that it won't just be the two of you, you ought to express that to your friend! Then you can make more plans for a catch up that's one-on-one.

It was all good. He was on his own but only stayed for half an hour; no deep chat at that time.

I go to hugs! That's it for a couple of weeks.

Re-other post. Hmm, I'll ask my psych more next week. ADHD diagnosis is very expensive, right?

His friend? He didn't turn up. They were meeting at the train station. @Jynx

What was ooo for @ArraDreaming

RSD, what is this?

Could I find rejection so awful to be a part of that and have very intense feelings associated with it? @Jynx

@Birdofparadise8 did you read the links I shared? RSD is when you have strong emotional reactivity to real or perceived rejection. So from what you're describing, yeah sounds like you experience RSD.

Yeah, I had a look over it @Jynx

I'm not sure if you rember bit what happened last year with the girl. I sobbed for two hours straight and I felt like it would never end. It was the worst emotional pain I had felt.

Yeah it really hurts doesn't it @Birdofparadise8

What about the other two pillars, did they also resonate with you?

Mmm, not sure.

I didn't really understand it all, to be honest @Jynx

Eh, fair enough @Birdofparadise8! Another thing you could do, if you're curious, is to take online tests and see how you go - there's one here (this test is specifically for females, and the website is also fantastic for all things ADHD, plus there's other tests on there you can take too) and there's also this one, which I did when I went in for diagnosis; same with this one, but it's much longer.

But that's all just ADHD, there's heaps of other ways that folks can be neurodiverse. I hope that with your psych's support, you can figure out if it's an avenue worth exploring more deeply!