In a recent interview with “WrestlePurists,” AEW World Champion MJF discussed his mental health and his personal struggles with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, an ADHD-related mental health condition.
MJF explained how working with Adam Cole has helped him tackle the issue.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On living with RSD: “This is not me like messing around. I just wasn’t ready to accept love, and I know that might sound insane to anybody. I had been f**ked over so many times in my life, and because of my rejection-sensitive disorder, you know, I already have my arms up at all times. I always when I leave a room, I think everyone is talking sh*t about me, always constantly, constantly in my own head.”
On how Cole helped him in the process: “And I knew if I completely let myself out there and I wasn’t accepted, it would have killed me, I wasn’t there yet mentally. But honestly my friendship inside and outside the ring with Cole, I really learned a lot as far as just being more open. Look I still have my bad days right? The entire arena was chanting Tofu at Jay White, and I heard literally one guy say ‘Come on Jay, you got this’ and immediately I was like ‘F**k, does everybody hate me?’ which is insane, but that is how my brain works. And I’m trying to be better, I’m trying to get better. And Adam had a lot to do with that big time as far as me allowing myself to let the fans be a part of this journey with me.”