I really love how you brought the gospel truth into this! My biggest temptation is to tell my ADHDer that he’s overreacting when he thinks that I’m speaking harshly when I’m definitely not! 😂 But you are so right, it is much better to validate his feelings and go from there. The ironic thing is that I have experienced rejection sensitivity most of my life as well, so I should definitely know how to handle it better. Thanks for the reminder!
Thanks so much for your reflections! That’s so helpful that you can see it in yourself, I wonder if you spent the younger years being misunderstood about the internal battles you face. If your feelings were dismissed without enough support, perhaps saying “you’re overreacting” is now your reflex response to your own emotions as well as to your son’s? Isn’t amazing how understanding all this can reshape so much!
I really love how you brought the gospel truth into this! My biggest temptation is to tell my ADHDer that he’s overreacting when he thinks that I’m speaking harshly when I’m definitely not! 😂 But you are so right, it is much better to validate his feelings and go from there. The ironic thing is that I have experienced rejection sensitivity most of my life as well, so I should definitely know how to handle it better. Thanks for the reminder!
Thanks so much for your reflections! That’s so helpful that you can see it in yourself, I wonder if you spent the younger years being misunderstood about the internal battles you face. If your feelings were dismissed without enough support, perhaps saying “you’re overreacting” is now your reflex response to your own emotions as well as to your son’s? Isn’t amazing how understanding all this can reshape so much!
Thank you! So practical and eye opening!
Thanks for letting me know 🙂