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EPISODE · Apr 13, 2026 · 11 MIN

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, ADHD and Your Nervous System

from The Period Press · host Samantha Garstin

RSD isn't just a sensitive inner critic. For a lot of neurodivergent people it's visceral, physical, and utterly exhausting... and it gets significantly louder when your nervous system is already running on empty.In this episode... What rejection sensitive dysphoria actually is, why your feelings aren't always reliable intel when RSD is running the show, How the premenstrual phase and perimenopause turn the whole thing up several notches, And the most useful shift for separating your nervous system response from the story your brain is building on top of it.Helpful Links...📖 Read the transcript here. 🟦 Connect with me on ⁠LinkedIn ⁠for daily insights🌶️ ND friends, grab your Spicy Trait Mapper and start spotting your own patterns.🩸 Not-so-spicy? Download the Cycle Harmony Mapper instead.💌 ⁠⁠Subscribe to The Period Press⁠⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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