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1. bonsai_spool · 1791119993 · focus · HN ↗

   One should be careful with vibe-written / vibe-aided articles here. Who knows what is actually supported vs what sounded okay and the author (who is not a clinician) then signed off on.

   Even the core idea, 'rejection sensitivity' is acknowledged not to be a diagnostic entity: so then how can we make definitive comparisons? Maybe clinical gestalt... but the author is not trained to see and evalaute patients.

   1. RobotToaster · 1791120186 · focus · HN ↗

      Rejection sensitivity dysphoria is an acknowledged trait of ADHD.

      1. giantg2 · 1791122993 · focus · HN ↗

         That doesn't invalidate the parent's point. We can still question if the details and way it is presented is accurate.

         1. RobotToaster · 1791125395 · focus · HN ↗

            I should've been clearer, I was replying to the "so then how can we make definitive comparisons" point.
      2. bonsai_spool · 1791125551 · focus · HN ↗

         I can't respond to your newest comment but essentially 'rejection sensitivity dysphoria' is not in the DSM-V, so to acknowledge it one needs to have both a definition and some reasonable experience with the diagnostic entity (i.e., it's not enough to read about a disease to be able to diagnose it).
      3. freehorse · 1791129248 · focus · HN ↗

         Emotional dysregulation is an acknowledged trait of ADHD, "rejection sensitivity dysphoria" appears in some discussions but it is not officially recognised anywhere as a symptom or disorder or anything, but it can be seen as an instance of emotional dysregulation anyway.

         1. RA_Fisher · 1791130328 · focus · HN ↗

            Description has to come first, then we can form hypotheses.

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