Coping with RSD: What is Panhandling?

Panhandling in the context of rejection sensitive dysphoria looks like frequently and desperately seeking out external validation from those around you. When I say those around you, I mean literally anyone nearby. Often, when you’re bored, you will try to conjure up something worth telling other people about just as an excuse to connect. Then, when you find something interesting, funny, or engaging, you beeline to the nearest person and share it with them. You’re like instagram, desperately trying to show your connections something they might relate to or find relevant to them in hopes that they will validate your taste and sensibilities. In reality you end up wearing people down.