This is such an important topic to talk about, thanks so much for sharing your experience, David.
I think it's so difficult to express how much rejection sensitivity can affect us and how physically painful it can feel when you're in that moment. I manage mine in a very similar way to you, being aware that it's happening is key and then breathing techniques or changing what I'm doing really helps.
There was a great episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast recently where Dr. Ned Hallowell was a guest and he talked about 'changing the channel' when the DMN part of our brains has taken over and you might be stuck focusing on negative thoughts. I really liked the idea of changing the channel, which is essentially what we're doing when we focus on breathing or go for a walk.
I thought the discussion around food sensitivities was so interesting too, it wasn't until my ADHD diagnosis that I also sought help for my digestive issues and found that I'm intolerant to quite a lot of foods which had been causing discomfort and it's fascinating to realise that our individual sensitivities can be physical as well as emotional.
Thank you, Allie. As an integrative functional medicine practitioner, I've been doing some advanced study in immunology. Many of the digestive issues we experience (such as food sensitivities) have much to do with an overly active immune system. Again, another body system that is "overly sensitive" and amped up. This is also why many more ND folks have autoimmune issues compared to the general public.
This is such an important topic to talk about, thanks so much for sharing your experience, David.
I think it's so difficult to express how much rejection sensitivity can affect us and how physically painful it can feel when you're in that moment. I manage mine in a very similar way to you, being aware that it's happening is key and then breathing techniques or changing what I'm doing really helps.
There was a great episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast recently where Dr. Ned Hallowell was a guest and he talked about 'changing the channel' when the DMN part of our brains has taken over and you might be stuck focusing on negative thoughts. I really liked the idea of changing the channel, which is essentially what we're doing when we focus on breathing or go for a walk.
I thought the discussion around food sensitivities was so interesting too, it wasn't until my ADHD diagnosis that I also sought help for my digestive issues and found that I'm intolerant to quite a lot of foods which had been causing discomfort and it's fascinating to realise that our individual sensitivities can be physical as well as emotional.
Thank you, Allie. As an integrative functional medicine practitioner, I've been doing some advanced study in immunology. Many of the digestive issues we experience (such as food sensitivities) have much to do with an overly active immune system. Again, another body system that is "overly sensitive" and amped up. This is also why many more ND folks have autoimmune issues compared to the general public.