“Ghosting sets off our rejection sensitive dysphoria. It makes us feel confused, disposable, guilty, and misunderstood. We start to trust new people less, which narrows our social circles and the experiences they could bring.”
— especially not someone with ADHD. The ghosting especially bothered me because I wasn’t sure what I’d said or done wrong.Had I bombarded them with too many questions? Was I being too friendly too soon? Did I overstep when I knocked on their door to ask if it was normal for the built-in dishwasher to trip the entire kitchen’s power?
It gradually dawned on me that our interactions had been mostly me talking. I was super stressed from the move, and mywere off the chart, so most likely, I was anxiously blabbering nonsense. I realized I didn’t really know anything about them. I don’t expect to be everyone’s cup of tea. However, I still worried that I had upset my new neighbors and wanted to straighten out any misunderstandings and make amends. But how? Not knowing what I had done wrong made me question how I was being perceived and how I was communicating in general.
While I wanted to feel part of my new community, I felt suddenly excluded and self-conscious. Then I became paranoid: Would rumors circulate about me? Would I have a reputation before even meeting all my neighbors? I spent months unsure if “being myself” would get me ghosted by everyone I met.
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