172 // How Will You Respond to Rejection in ADHD

And today we're going to talk about the question, how do you want to respond to rejection in ADHD? Now, I wish we could just remove rejection.

We could take away rejection sensitivity.

But the fact is, whether you are neurotypical or neurodivergent, we all experience rejection.

And not just once, but often, unfortunately.

And the thing here is, is that we can't control other people's actions, their thoughts, their responses to us.

We can only control how we are going to respond.

So in today's episode, stick around to the end if you want to know what five questions you can ask yourself to help you figure out how you want to respond to rejection in ADHD.

Now I want to share something here to kind of give us some context.

In Matthew 7, 17 to 20, it says, Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

What is the point of all that? My point is saying that if someone is unkind, they are rude, they are condescending or putting you down, By their fruit, you will recognize them.

You will see it by their actions and their responses.

And guess what? That reflects on them, not on you.

Now, the second part is, what is the fruit that we are going to show? How are we going to respond? Like I said earlier, we don't get to choose other people's choices, their thoughts, their or their reactions.

We only get to choose our own.