Dealing With Rejection

Close-up of a person holding a "No" sign, symbolizing rejection or disagreement.

It is heartwarming to find out that the people you love and cherish feel the same way about you. Nobody thrives on unrequited love and unreturned affections. As much as some people do not talk about this and feign it doesn’t concern them, it actually does concern people than they would care to admit. (You can see the video version here-https://youtu.be/fW1oV3I3vno)

Rejection is a tough call; nobody wants this. That is why everyone sings this ”go to where you will be appreciated song’‘, yet despite this, some people still find themselves in circles where their presence is not appreciated or even regarded. 

The psychology of rejection is a maze. It often traps us in a painful delusion: that we are the problem. We start making painful changes, thinking if we just adjust this or that the very people who dismissed us will finally grant their acceptance. But we fail to see the fundamental truth: You may not be the problem; you are simply in the wrong space. The real breakthrough isn’t trying harder for them; it’s summoning the courage to love yourself better. When you truly value who you are and what you offer, you gain the confidence to walk away from places where you are only being tolerated, and move toward spaces where you will be valued. 

Have you ever faced rejection before? How did you deal with it? I recommend that anyone who has faced any form of rejection should conduct a self-examination. First of all, ask yourself why you think you were rejected. Could it be you did something wrong? When you are satisfied that you played by the books and did absolutely nothing wrong to deserve the rejection, then dust yourself off and move on with your life. If this rejection came from a circle of your friends, then look for other people that would better appreciate you, who share the same values with you. 

Do not overburden yourself with the thoughts that you were rejected. I can bet you, this wrong thought process will gently infiltrate into other areas of your life, and you will begin to become someone who is rejected everywhere and every time. Do you know that the victim mentality can literally be felt by everyone? So, hold your head high, love yourself more, work on why you were rejected (if this was as a result of something you did), and move on with your life. Remember, nobody loves a sob story, be strong, hold your head high and keep offering the value that you are. The right people will see this and will appreciate you in time.

Have a good week.

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