Danielle Elliot was considering breaking up with her partner...and then he broke up with her first. Danielle had a “big, out of character” reaction: By 4am that night she was packed and ready to leave. The whole experience left her feeling unsettled. Why had she reacted that way? That sparked a deep dive into rejection sensitivity and ADHD.
Danielle is a health and science journalist who’s now asking a bigger question: Why are so many women being diagnosed with ADHD — and why now?
She explores this in Understood.org’s new limited-series podcast, Climbing the Walls. Listen to Danielle’s personal story here — then check out Climbing the Walls on your podcast platform of choice.
Related resources
- Listen to the Climbing the Walls podcast
- ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD)
- ADHD breakups: Impulsive texts and overthinking regrets, from Sorry, I Missed This
Timestamps
(01:26) Danielle’s pandemic diagnosis after a strong reaction to a break up
(08:26) Danielle’s need to travel
(12:15) Danielle’s relationship with relationships, and rejection
(16:02) Hosting Understood.org’s Climbing the Walls podcast
For a transcript and more resources, visit the ADHD Aha! show page on Understood.org.
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