Diagnosis can help us feel understood. But it’s not who we are. This is a reminder to grow beyond the label and into simply being you.

What if Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria isn’t just about brain wiring—but also about a lifetime of being told, in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, that you’re too much?

I don’t want to spend my life managing symptoms, fighting my body, or hacking my diet in the hope of functioning better. I want to get to the root of it. I want to understand why my body is stuck.

Each click I get feels like a reason to delete my content instantly. I can’t even count how many times I’ve posted a comment only to delete it later, regretting the decision to have shown myself, even in that small way, out there.

I’ve come to realise I don’t believe in lifestyle hacks anymore... and here’s why.

We’ve tried many remedies to help our gut health, but nothing has worked as well as removing foods that our bodies can’t tolerate. Because restrictive diets can be isolating, I remain hopeful that one day we’ll find solutions to eat freely again.

My curiosity led me to explore dopamine, that elusive neurotransmitter, and I found myself questioning: Are dopamine issues the result of trauma, toxins, genes, lifestyle or a mix of all these?

I’ve felt shame for growing up in poverty and neglect. Shame for struggling to function in a world that expects constant productivity. Shame for questioning societal norms and making unconventional choices.

We've been taught to look for trauma in the past, in our parents, in our childhoods. But what if the real struggle lies in simply living in a world that doesn’t align with who we are? The deeper I dug into trauma, the more I realised that the real issue wasn’t about fixing the past—it was about surviving the present.

ADHD often feels like having a brain that’s constantly switching channels, unable to settle on one. For me, it’s a paradox of intense dedication and persistent struggles—finishing what I start but running in circles without structure.