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Rejection hurts.
No matter how we experience it, rejection can be the bane of people’s existence.
Rejection can be very invalidating.
To not be accepted, to not be validated, to not be so many things that extend on that very concept of connection and acceptance.
I had always been personally scared of rejection for the longest time.
For good reason too. And for lack of experience. And for it’s natural.
I always had a hard time experiencing rejection because I took everything personally. The world revolves around me, maybe just a bit.
But I know there’s got to be lots of people who feel this way.
And the opportunities I’ve had don’t seem to matter to me as much as the opportunities I never had because some form of body rejected me.
Do you feel me?
It’s not that I’m ungrateful for the things I have in life.
It’s just that the sting that comes with feeling rejected, you know, that feeling of not being worthy enough for something hurts so much more than the gratitude and happiness of our blessings.
More emotionally charged.
It’s a survival mechanism that has helped us integrate as a species into communities that form societies that create civilizations. And these groups aim to preserve the status quo for the sake of safety, security, survival, and success.
