The Power of Therapy for Rejection Sensitivity

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The Power of Therapy for Rejection Sensitivity

Helen Villiers is here with me again in this week’s podcast! You might remember Helen from Episode #200: Maybe I’m Not the Problem: Understanding Emotional Abuse with Helen Villiers and Katie McKenna. Helen is a psychotherapist and co-host of the podcast, In Sight - Exposing Narcissism.

In part 3 of the rejection series, we talk about rejection trauma from the beautiful perspective of a therapist with ADHD. This episode is so affirming of my feelings and opinions shared last week on Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria.

Helen explains important terms such as toxic shame, moral defense, mirroring and stonewalling. We also learn how to identify if a therapist is a good therapist. But my favorite part is when Helen helps me identify why it can be so hard to not take rejection personally and why I look for mirroring in relationships to help me feel safe.

The moral of the story is: therapy works! And immersing yourself in good education, encouragement and coaching in a group like FOCUSED can make a world of difference in dealing with rejection in everyday life.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and
0:11.2	coaching for adults with ADHD.
0:14.0	I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD.
0:17.2	Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting relationships,
0:22.9	working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.
0:26.9	I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point
0:32.0	A to point B.
0:37.5	Hey, what's up?
0:38.6	This is Kristen Carter, and you are listening to the I Have ADHD podcast.
0:42.7	I am medicated, I am caffeinated, I am regulated, and I am ready to roll.
0:49.0	Welcome, welcome.
0:51.0	We are in the midst of a series on rejection, and I'm just wondering, like, are you doing
0:56.0	okay?
0:57.0	I know the last couple of weeks have probably been a lot for you to handle, and if I could
1:02.7	reach out and give you a hug, I totally would.
1:05.7	Actually, I'm not much of a hugger anymore in my real life.
1:09.1	I certainly used to be, but now I have better boundaries, but seriously, I would hug you
1:14.0	if I could, because I know these episodes on rejection are probably a lot.
1:19.2	They've been a lot for me to research and record, so anyway, I'm just sending you lots
1:23.4	and lots of hugs and support as we navigate this rejection territory together.
1:29.0	Today's episode is part three in our series on rejection, and I have with me today Helen
1:34.5	Billers, who was here just a few weeks ago for the incredible episode called Understanding
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