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A lot of people try to give advice on how to be confident and strong after rejection but I find a lot that is useless. Personally, I'm just hardwired to only remember the good things that happened to me. I'm pretty sure I suffer the same amount of rejection as anyone else but somehow those experiences just fade into the background quicker. You can use all sorts of methods confident people tell you to have good self esteem but I'm quite certain they don't use these methods themselves.
Overcoming it? Try Rejection Therapy. There's plenty about it on Google, but basically it's a game where your goal is to get rejected, to build up your tolerance for it, to make it no big deal. This was recommended in a seminar I was at a couple of months ago. Ask for outlandish things, where you're guaranteed to be told no, and it helps you get used to hearing no, and making it no big deal.
Rejection is something that every single one of us has to face at some point. Its come in many forms and through many avenues.....dating, friendship, career, childhood, etc
Many of my anxieties and missed opportunties stemmed from past rejections I experienced growing up in my teens and 20's. Fortunately I learned to deal with and use rejection as a tool to make me stronger. Yes it still stings, but not nearly as much as it use to.
Very interested in hearing how you not only DEAL WITH rejection but how you OVERCOME it?
Feel free to share.
You start by not taking it personally. That lessens the pain of rejection. Also, you make sure to have realistic expectations.
Don't take it personally. There are some mean people out there who have total disregard for your feelings. One needs to rise above that as you are better off not being around that type of person.
Feeling bad after rejection is a first world issue.
Think about other countries where people can't find food or shelter, and if they can't find them, they die... now that's rejection.
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