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RSD Thought Log

A log for rejection-sensitive thoughts: catch, fact-check, reframe.

How to use it

  1. Write the triggering event.
  2. Write the story your brain tells.
  3. Write one calmer, evidence-based alternative.

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RSD Thought Log

A log for rejection-sensitive thoughts: catch, fact-check, reframe

  1. 1Write the triggering event.
  2. 2Write the story your brain tells.
  3. 3Write one calmer, evidence-based alternative.

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RSD feels like fact. Logging creates space between feeling and truth.

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A log for rejection-sensitive thoughts: catch, fact-check, reframe.

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