What is Rejection sensitive dysphoria?

Rejection sensitive dysphoria is heightened sensitivity to emotional pain triggered by the perception that a person has been teased, criticized, or rejected by a loved one.

How do members experience Rejection sensitive dysphoria?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Rejection sensitive dysphoria*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Rejection sensitive dysphoria*

Who has Rejection sensitive dysphoria on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 3
40s 4
50s 2
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 5

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What is Rejection sensitive dysphoria?

Rejection sensitive dysphoria is heightened sensitivity to emotional pain triggered by the perception that a person has been teased, criticized, or rejected by a loved one.



Common symptoms reported by people with Rejection sensitive dysphoria

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Rejection sensitive dysphoria

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Compare treatments taken by people with Rejection sensitive dysphoria

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Who has Rejection sensitive dysphoria on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 4 say Rejection sensitive dysphoria is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 3
40s 4
50s 2
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 5

These charts show data from Rejection sensitive dysphoria patients who have completed their condition history
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