The art of dealing with rejection

Rejection is an almost unavoidable aspect of being a human being. No one ever succeeds in love or in life without facing rejection. We all experience it ,whether it is in our career, our love life or our friends and family. When it happens, we often feel alone and outcast.

However, a lot of the struggle we face when feeling rejected isn’t even based on the loss itself but on what we tell ourselves about it. Studies show that reaction to rejection is, in a large part, based our past experiences. As a result, how we react to rejection is often more significant than the rejection itself. For these reasons, we have a lot of power when it comes to our response to rejection.

There are many ways to learn to deal with rejection. These include psychological tools and techniques that involve unpacking the past, increasing self-understanding, and coping strategies to keep ourselves present.

Seeing rejection as a way to learn, rather than a comment on us as a person is character building. This ability can builds our resilience and help us bungy jump through life's ups and downs and get stronger as we go.

Counselling can help If you feel that you need to learn some tools and strategies to help deal with life's rejections. One or two sessions is generally all that is needed to give you a set of tools to quiet down your inner critic when rejection happens. If you feel you need support, please feel free to get in touch.

Rejection is an almost unavoidable aspect of being a human being