# @itslouwoods on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSVhi61DqMc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61747630-itslouwoods-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/36c6950dca.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-12-16T19:36:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lou Woods (@itslouwoods) — https://gondola.cc/itslouwoods

## Caption

The fear of disappointing everyone isn’t about being weak or people pleasing.

For many people with ADHD, it’s a learned nervous system response shaped by years of correction, misunderstanding, and rejection sensitivity.

You learned to feel safe by being “good,” agreeable, or easy to manage.
But approval was never meant to be your anchor.

Self-trust is the safety you were looking for.

Do you relate? ❤️‍🩹

✒️Journal prompt idea: 
Where do you feel this fear the most?

#adhdawareness #adhdcommunity #adhdwomen #neurodivergent #rejectionsensitivity #nervoussystemregulation #peoplepleasingrecovery #selftrustjourney #unmaskingadhd #emotionalregulation

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## Tags

selftrustjourney, rejectionsensitivity, adhdawareness, nervoussystemregulation, adhdwomen, adhdcommunity, unmaskingadhd, neurodivergent, emotionalregulation, peoplepleasingrecovery

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