How to Stop Fearing Rejection
268Rejection sensitivity is a psychological phenomenon characterized by an individual's heightened sensitivity to the possibility of rejection in social interactions. It encompasses several key components: anticipation of rejection, which leads to expecting rejection even where it may not be present; heightened emotional responses, including anxiety, sadness, or anger; overinterpretation of social cues, resulting in misinterpretations of others' behaviors; impacts on relationships, such as engaging in avoidance behaviors or people-pleasing; implications for self-esteem, often leading to feelings of inadequacy or worthlessness; defensive behaviors aimed at protecting oneself from rejection; influence on decision-making, as individuals may avoid potentially beneficial situations out of fear of rejection; and patterns in relationships, such as difficulty trusting others or a fear of intimacy. Understanding these components is crucial for developing coping strategies and improving overall well-being. Therapy and self-awareness exercises are commonly utilized to address and mitigate the effects of rejection sensitivity.
Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 20 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.
He has published several articles and books in these areas and is the author of:
The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: www.shorturl.at/jBHJV
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at:
https://rb.gy/hdyqyy
Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww
The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1
Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym
Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).
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00:00 Introduction
00:30 Rejection and personality
02:14 Anticipation of rejection
03:04 Heightened emotional response
04:15 Overinterpretation of cues
06:04 Impact on relationships
07:17 Self esteem
08:43 Defensive behaviors
10:28 Impact on decision-making
12:44 Relationship patterns
13:06 Fear of intimacy