ADHD with Angie

ADHD with Angie Advanced Certified ADHD Life Coach. Proud ADHD’er. Host of the ADHD Scapegoat Podcast.

As the ADHD Scapegoat, RSD is different - because you were taught to take the blame EVEN WHEN YOU were the one being hur...
08/04/2025

As the ADHD Scapegoat, RSD is different - because you were taught to take the blame EVEN WHEN YOU were the one being hurt.
That self-doubt isn’t your truth.
It’s your trauma.

Remember to identify - pause - & breathe. 🧠
Thank you for this .project 💜

08/04/2025

It’s not that they didn’t see you.
It’s that they saw you & dismissed you anyway.

That’s what cuts the deepest for ADHD Scapegoats. 🐐
We weren’t invisible. We were ignored, minimized, picked apart.

RSD isn’t overreacting.
It’s the echo of years spent being treated like you didn’t matter, even when you were screaming the truth.

That’s not “too sensitive.”
That’s trauma. 💜

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Rejection hits different when you’re naturally wired to care. 💜 When you’ve been misunderstood & scapegoated 🐐 your bra...
08/04/2025

Rejection hits different when you’re naturally wired to care. 💜

When you’ve been misunderstood & scapegoated 🐐
your brain learns to brace for the worst.

RSD isn’t overreacting.
It’s your nervous system screaming,
“Please don’t abandon me for being myself.”

Healing starts when you stop accepting their shame as your truth. You start hearing your own voice louder than theirs.

Healing brings you clarity, even when others don’t accept you -
& the freedom to stop begging for scraps where love should’ve been.
That inner voice is wise, clear & not here to be quiet anymore.

💣 Tag someone who’s healing their RSD one truth bomb at a time.
🧠 Message me for Coaching if you’re ready to stop questioning your worth & start reclaiming your power!

🧠 “Emotional maturity is the ability to deal with reality.”— Lindsay C. Gibson, author of Adult Children of Emotionally ...
08/03/2025

🧠 “Emotional maturity is the ability to deal with reality.”
— Lindsay C. Gibson, author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents.

Read it again.
Because if you were the ADHD child in a dysfunctional family, you probably got punished FOR SEEKING REALITY. 🐐

You asked questions.
You wanted clarity.
You wanted connection.

And instead of answers, you were rejected with:
“Stop overreacting.”
“You’re so dramatic.”
“Why do you have to be so difficult?”

But here’s the thing:
You weren’t too much.
You were too aware.
And they couldn’t deal with that.

Because emotional immaturity NEEDS CONFUSION to stay in control.
The clearer you got, the more threatening you became.

RSD hits hard for us because deep down, we’re not just AFRAID of being rejected - we remember EXACTLY what it feels like to BE rejected for seeing too much.

Healing means getting honest: You weren’t misunderstood. 💜
They understood you just enough to know you were dangerous to their delusion. 💣

08/03/2025

ADHD brains = INTENSE emotions! 🔥 RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) means perceived OR real rejection hits HARD. It's brain wiring, not a flaw! We just crave connection.

💣 You’re focusing on the wrong problem. 🔊Your sensitivity was never the issue. That’s your gift. 🎁 It’s what you held on...
08/02/2025

💣 You’re focusing on the wrong problem. 🔊
Your sensitivity was never the issue.
That’s your gift. 🎁
It’s what you held onto, even when you were being rejected.

They mocked it because they didn’t understand it - or worse, they did & it threatens them.
Because someone who can FEEL deeply can also SEE clearly. 👀

And you see right through them.
You noticed what they tried to hide.
You speak honestly & that made them squirm.

That's when they made you the problem.

They called you “dramatic” or “too sensitive” because they didn’t have a real argument - just projections, attempts to shame & complete emotional laziness.

That doesn’t make them insightful.
It makes them small. 🤏

Your sensitivity isn’t a flaw. It's not the problem.
It’s a sign of your intelligence.
You don’t need to silence yourself to protect someone else’s fragile ego.

Their emotional immaturity?
That’s the liability.

🔖 Tag someone who’s been told they’re “too much” just for having a healthy nervous system.

🧠 And if you're ready to stop gaslighting yourself & start trusting your intuition again—coaching is open. Message me. 💜


08/01/2025

You ever say something totally normal & then spiral for 3 hours (or 3 days) wondering if they misunderstood it…
…and now they think you’re rude? Or mean? Or selfish?
Yeah. That. 😮‍💨

If you grew up in a house where you got punished for HOW you said something - not what you meant - then of course your brain is working overtime trying to “fix it” before anyone gets mad.

➡️ Bluntness?
➡️ Mis-wording?
➡️ Saying the quiet part out loud?
If you were the scapegoat, those were invitations for shame & blame by the emotionally immature people in your life.
Now we’re adults & still drafting apologies in our mind for things that don’t need one.

You're exhausted. So much is happening. You were trained to anticipate blowback before you even got the words out. 🐐

Let’s unlearn that. 🧠
This is part of the work I do in coaching - so your nervous system isn’t hijacked by every convo.
💬 DM me “COACHING” if you’re ready to get out of your head & back into your life.

🟣 Let’s talk about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). 🟣 It’s not just “taking things too personally.”It’s a gut-punch ...
07/31/2025

🟣 Let’s talk about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). 🟣

It’s not just “taking things too personally.”
It’s a gut-punch level emotional reaction to even the perception of rejection, criticism, or being left out.

It’s shutting down, spiraling, masking, & sometimes even people-pleasing… all because your nervous system panics at the idea of being “too much” or “not enough.”

⁉️ Sound familiar?
Especially if you had undiagnosed ADHD & grew up in a dysfunctional family where you were the Scapegoat. 🐐

Of COURSE you’re sensitive to rejection - you were trained to expect it.
You’re not “broken" because of your ADHD or RSD.
You’ve just been wired for survival.

🧠 Awareness is the first step to understanding yourself.
And healing is absolutely possible. 💜

Drop a comment if you’ve felt this & want more tools.
Let’s name it, unpack it & take your power back. 💪

07/31/2025

ADHD & RSD: Is it ACTUAL rejection or PERCEIVED? 🤔 A safe sounding board helps! Toxic people? They'll just call you 'dramatic.' Find your truth-tellers!

07/31/2025

🎙️ New Podcast Episode is LIVE! 🎙️

Episode #40: It’s Not ‘Too Sensitive’ — It’s RSD & I’m Hanging On by a Thread

Do you experience intense emotional reactions to perceived or real rejection? You're not "too sensitive" – it could be Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), especially if you have ADHD. In this episode of the ADHD Scapegoat Podcast, Angie & Jeremy unpack what RSD is, how it's deeply connected to ADHD, and why it's often intensified for those with C-PTSD from family scapegoating abuse.

If you've ever been called "too sensitive," "dramatic," or felt like you're constantly "hanging on by a thread" due to intense emotional responses, this episode is for you. Your emotions are valid, and you are worthy of understanding and healing.

🎧 Tune in now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube

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🐐 If you grew up the ADHD Scapegoat, you probably learned to question EVERYTHING about yourself. Because people treated ...
07/31/2025

🐐 If you grew up the ADHD Scapegoat, you probably learned to question EVERYTHING about yourself.
Because people treated you like a problem, not a person. 😒

So now you’re out here overthinking, people-pleasing, walking on eggshells & wondering why you can’t relax.
Hint: it’s not because you’re “too sensitive.”

It’s because you’ve been gaslit, projected on & trained to feel unsafe just being yourself.
And when you’re not self-aware, you can’t see where THEIR BS ends & YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF begins.

➡️ That’s where Coaching comes in. 👩‍🏫
You start noticing the patterns.
Spotting the lies.
Trusting yourself again.
And you’ll DEFINITELY stop mistaking manipulation for genuine connection.

If you can relate - let this be your sign.
Let’s talk. Coaching is open. 💜

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