RSD & Me
The Emotional Landscape of Rejection Sensitivity DysphoriaBy Rich Forbes
Length2h 15m
About this audiobook
The book I needed 3 years ago, when I finally had a tag for the chaos I'd been swimming in my whole life.
Inside, we cover what RSD actually is:
- Why rejection feels like it's killing you, & how it wrecks relationships before you notice
- How RSD & ADHD amplify each other
- Talk coping strategies that actually work, no "just think positive."
You'll learn to navigate romance, friendship & family when your emotional thermostat is stuck on meltdown, plus therapeutic approaches that help; framed by my own real stories living with RSD.
Fair warning, it gets uncomfortable. We're going into the 3am spirals, the relationships sabotaged by fear, the chances never taken because "what if they say no?" But we're also going into growth, because understanding RSD gives you tools to build a different future.
You're not broken. Not too sensitive. Not too much. You're neurodivergent, navigating a world that wasn't built for brains like ours, without a manual. This is your manual.
Audiobook details
GenreHealth and Wellness, Biography and Memoir
Length2 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 20, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS RSD?
3CHAPTER 2: UNDERSTANDING THE SYMPTOMS
4The Emotional Symptoms
5The Behavioural Symptoms
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6Misreading Social Cues
7CHAPTER 3: THE IMPACT OF RSD ON RELATIONSHIPS
8CHAPTER 4: COPING STRATEGIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH RSD
9ACCEPT
10EXECUTE
11The Hard Truth
12Pathological Liar
13The Medication Question
14The Faulty Threat Detector
15CHAPTER 6: THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES FOR MANAGING RSD
16Therapy: The Masking Problem
17CHAPTER 7: PERSONAL STORIES LIVING WITH REJECTION SENSITIVITY DYSPHORIA
18Safety
19Coexist
20Lesson 9: The Worst Thing Isn't the RSD It's the Shame
21CHAPTER 8: THE ROLE OF EMOTIONAL REGULATION IN RSD
22The Science Nobody Explained
23The Silent Voice
24Execute
25The Abstract Technique Problem
26CHAPTER 9: HOW TO SUPPORT SOMEONE WITH RSD
27The Reassurance Trap
28CHAPTER 10: MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REJECTION SENSITIVITY DYSPHORIA
29Chapter 30
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