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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a neurological and emotional phenomenon where perceived or actual rejection causes an overwhelming and often unbearable emotional response. Despite the name,…
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Masking
The learned or unconscious suppression of natural behaviors, needs, or expressions to meet dominant expectations of communication, emotion, or professionalism.Often framed as adaptability, masking is…
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Executive Function
Executive Function refers to the suite of cognitive processes responsible for planning, initiation, working memory, organization, impulse control, and flexible task shifting. It governs not…
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Translation Tax
Translation Tax is the emotional and cognitive toll of converting your internal experience into socially acceptable, digestible language - just to be heard or supported.…
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Shadow Feeling
A vague, persistent sense that something is wrong or that something bad is coming, even without a clear trigger. Diffuse unease that lingers on the…
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Avoidance Shame Spiral (A.S.S.)
The avoidance shame spiral describes a repeating cycle: a person avoids a task or responsibility, feels shame about the avoidance, and then avoids further due to…
