Your EG theory posits that emotional regulation in ADHD functions like an internal firewall, protecting against emotional overload. RSD represents a critical vulnerability in this system—a failure in the emotional firewall triggered by perceived or real rejection. This breakdown leads to intense emotional responses that override logical processing, even when the individual is aware of the trigger.​

The Emotional Governance Theory wasn’t born out of research journals. It was born out of medical neglect. It’s what happens when the people who are suffering finally say: If you won’t define us correctly, we’ll do it ourselves.