{"product_id":"why-does-everybody-hate-me-living-and-loving-with-rsd-9781399827836","title":"Why Does Everybody Hate Me?: Living and Loving with Rsd","description":"Your boss asked you for a chat, and you just knew you were going to be fired \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou didn't sleep all weekend, and you weren't fired\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Someone answered your message with a thumbs-up emoji and you just knew they hated you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo you stopped talking to them, they eventually stopped texting, and now you miss them like crazy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Someone went for a bathroom break mid-film, and you just knew it's because they think your taste in films is terrible \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou were so upset you missed the rest of the film, and they left early\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rejection is physically painful for you. Even the most minor criticism stings. And why wouldn't it? By the time you were 12, you'd received 20,000 negative messages about yourself, your brain and your unique ADHD way of living life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e20,000.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alex Partridge knows how it feels to live with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), the state of emotional dysregulation experienced by almost everyone with ADHD. Throughout his journey from successful entrepreneur to neurodiversity campaigner and host of the hugely successful ADHD Chatter, Alex has been haunted by the fear of rejection, labelled 'over-sensitive', and fought constantly against the desire to people-please and protect himself from emotional harm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWhy Does Everybody Hate Me?\u003c\/i\u003e Alex draws on his own experience of RSD, and shares how it's colored every aspect of his life, from his days as founder of the global social media content brands UniLad and LadBible, to his adult relationships, his mental health struggles and his terrible imposter syndrome. He'll use the insights he's gained from the world's top experts on ADHD to share with you some simple steps to regaining your boundaries, your confidence and your self-belief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You are not 'too sensitive' - nor are you broken. You were always enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Partridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheldon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.13w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399827836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Partridge is a pioneer of social media content as we know it today, and founded UNILAD and LADBible at the age of 21. In 2017 Alex fought and won a major legal dispute over the ownership of UNILAD (having left his editorial role in 2013 while remaining a shareholder). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Having uncoupled himself from both brands, Alex is now a neurodiversity and mental health advocate and has spoken widely on how the stress of litigation tipped him into alcoholism. Aged 34, he was diagnosed with ADHD and has quickly developed a social media platform around neurodiversity. He hosts the chart-topping podcast ADHD Chatter, which attracts an audience of thousands every week. Alex's first book, \u003ci\u003eNow It All Makes Sense \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2025 and instantly became a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alex Partridge \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809167655069,"sku":"9781399827836","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9a90a345-17e3-4b1b-89c8-7a9a690e8d8e.jpg?v=1775557652","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/why-does-everybody-hate-me-living-and-loving-with-rsd-9781399827836","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}