When One Wrong Word Ruins the Whole Day

A wrong tone of voice. An unanswered "Hey". A glance that lasted a second too short. And suddenly the whole day collapses from the inside.

For a long time, Jonas Berger thought he was just too sensitive. That something was fundamentally wrong with him because criticism didn't make him angry — it struck him, physically, immediately, with full force. Only later did he understand that this excess of pain at rejection follows a pattern that is discussed in connection with ADHD. It has a name — and knowing that alone changed something.

This book is not a guide that promises to fix you. It is a personal account: what this hypersensitivity to rejection feels like from the inside, where it often comes from in ADHD, which two escape routes — anger or withdrawal — it keeps driving towards, and what has actually helped over time.

You are not too much. Your alarm is just set too loud.

Personal experience, not medical advice. By the author of "Why I Leave When I Want to Stay".