ARE YOU MAD AT ME? What rejection sensitivity really feels like (and how to deal with it)

LATE BLOOMERS

Rich & Rox Pink

Self-improvement, Education

5.0 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of LATE BLOOMERS, we’re diving into rejection sensitivity — what it actually is, where it comes from, and how it shows up in real life.

From spiraling over a single text message to assuming the worst when someone says “can we talk?”, Rox opens up about how rejection sensitivity has impacted her relationships, career, and mental health. Rich offers his perspective as someone who doesn’t experience it in the same way — but lives with someone who really does.

We talk about disavowed anger, childhood wounds, confrontation fears, and the little things that can make a big difference when you’re wired to feel unsafe.

Whether you’re the one asking “are you mad at me?” or living with someone who does — this one’s for you.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Late Bloomer's podcast. Today, we are going to be talking about rejection sensitivity.
0:06.3	What actually is it and where does it come from?
0:09.1	We're going to talk about how it impacts your life and some changes that you can make to make it easier.
0:14.2	Hopefully.
0:15.0	Welcome to Late Bloomers, where we are getting our lives together.
0:18.2	Eventually.
0:19.0	Right, RSD, as it's more commonly known, isn't it?
0:22.1	Is it a good time to say that I don't like the name RSD?
0:26.6	Why not?
0:27.2	It feels so clinical.
0:30.3	Yeah.
0:30.7	And it feels so complicated from what it actually is.
0:35.7	Like, I almost, I don't know, you can feel quite disconnected,
0:40.3	rejection-sensitive dysphoria. Well, what do you actually mean by that?
0:44.4	What would you call it then? Being able to just see anger everywhere and it making you feel a bit rubbish.
0:55.4	It's a bit wordy though, in it?
0:56.9	It's a bit, it's a bit wordy.
0:59.1	Okay, I guess it's like when normal, neutral things can feel like deep personal rejection.
1:08.1	How would you describe it if you had to rename it?
1:12.4	It's really difficult to say it without like sounding like horrible because it's it's a sensitivity thing isn't it?
1:19.8	Yeah. Almost. But I wouldn't want I think if you're called sensitive it's almost a like an
1:26.4	insult isn't it? That's so true. It shouldn't be,
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