Dealing with rejection

What is Rejection?

The definition of rejection is dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc. This may be an event in your life, relationships ending or the loss of someone.

What does rejection feel like

• Hurt feelings
•Jealousy
•Loneliness
•Shame
•Guilt
•Social anxiety
•Embarrassment

How to deal with rejection?

1. Rejection is just a part of life:

It is part of life. It’s quite inevitable despite how successful you are. At some point everyone will face this reality. When facing rejection you have to understand that certain things aren’t meant to be. Most of the time rejection can lead to positive changes. It could mean that you’re taking risks and stepping out of your comfort zone. If you’re living a life with no rejection it simply means there’s something you aren’t doing right. Either that or you are doing everything right (impossible).

2. Accept:

Being face to face with rejection hurts. It’s time to accept what happened and all the other painful emotions rejection comes with. One of the worst ways to cope with rejection has to be denying it. So the longer you dismiss yourself wanting to believe it’s not that important the harder it’ll be for you to recover and overcome it.

3. Process your emotions:

Start working on understanding and managing your emotions. Learning to do so as you don’t want to take out that anger on another person. Part of being human means we are going to feel angry at times and yes rejection hurts but that doesn’t necessarily give you the right to hurt others. Which is why it’s so important to be slow to anger so we’re able to process our emotions.

4. Learn and grow from experience:

Try to look at the situation and think “Is there something I can learn from this situation?” Because oftentimes you find that you can learn something and move on, you would know how to handle the situation if something similar ever happens.

5. Be kind to yourself:

Don’t be too hard on yourself and don’t overthink about the situation. At this time of rejection it’s important to focus on your well-being.

6. Stay healthy:

Focus on your mental and physical health. Focusing on your hobbies, learning a new skill or exercising can possibly keep you from overthinking about the rejection. It’s best to focus on the present instead of the past.

Conclusion

Dealing with rejection may be challenging but always remember that it may open up new opportunities and strengths, rejection shouldn’t be seen negatively but positively as it can help you grow and view life differently