Rejection
There are many people today who struggle with a sense of rejection, to a greater or lesser degree – are you one of them? Have you ever experienced an unkind word from someone you have cared about, been belittled by a work colleague or blanked by a neighbour? Some causes of that feeling of rejection are deep-seated because they are deep-rooted going back many years, even to childhood. You may have heard from friends who tell you of something a teacher said to them at school (which the teacher would probably have long-forgotten) or of the breakup of a romance when off-the-cuff words cut deep. Sometimes, it can be the words of a parent or sibling that will lead not only to the powerful negative emotion of rejection but also to a relationship breakdown that lasted for months, years or maybe even lingers on. How can you deal with it in yourself or help others struggling with the debilitating consequences as they carry this deadweight around with them? There can yet be a breaking through of the sun for a sunrise can change everything.
- ‘You have people come into your life shockingly and surprisingly. You have losses that you never thought you'd experience. You have rejection and you have to learn how to deal with that and how to get up the next day and go on with it’ – Taylor Swift