The last one destroyed me 💔

1. 0:00 – 0:30

   Reading harsh comments: appearance, credibility, and tone

   1. APAlex Partridge0:00

      You're ginger with a big forehead. If someone ordered Prince Harry on Shein, you would turn up. [laughs] "Stop talking about ADHD. You're not a psychiatrist. Leave it to the professionals, mate." Fair enough. I've never claimed to be a psychiatrist, but I have interviewed 300 of them, so I know a fair bit about ADHD. "Stop saying 'mm' so much when your podcast guest is

2. 0:30 – 1:00

   Criticism of delivery and accusations of over-pathologizing

   1. APAlex Partridge0:30

      speaking." [laughs] Fair point. I do... I've, I've... trying to do that less, but what can I say? I'm very passionate about the topic. Very passionate about the topic. "Stop pathologizing normal human emotions in order to sell books. ADHD and RSD are not real, you posh plonker." [laughs] Wow, you sound like a doctor from the '90s, but your choice of insults is superb. We should bring back the word plonker. All of these comments would have floored

3. 1:00 – 1:27

   RSD reframes criticism and leads into book pre-order message

   1. APAlex Partridge1:00

      me two years ago, back when I thought everyone hated me. But then I learnt about rejection sensitivity dysphoria and realized that most people with ADHD experience it. So I wrote this book to help other people get over the intense emotional pain when someone criticizes them. You can pre-order it now. And remember, despite what society has told you countless times, you're not too sensitive. You have rejection sensitivity dysphoria, and you have always been enough.

Episode duration: 1:27