How to deal with rejection?

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1. How would you react when rejected?

Any form of rejection, be it career, love or friendship, has a huge effect on a person's mental health. According to researchers, there are 5 stages to help "outline" a person's grief when rejected, specifically:
Stage 1: Rejection. Stage 2: Anger at rejection. Stage 3: Try to convince the other party to get better results. Stage 4: Get frustrated when you don't like it. Stage 5: Accept the rejection. Whether a woman or a man, when he is rejected, he feels he is experiencing a great loss and disappointment. Any rejection of any event can give you a period of sadness. Therefore, it is important that you know what to do when you are rejected so that you can quickly overcome negative emotions.
On the other hand, when you are rejected for an offer or job, you may experience a number of emotional reactions such as:
Stress and anxiety. Irritability, anger or frustration. Scared. Sad and disappointed. Low self-esteem, feelings of shame and worthlessness. Rejection affects not only your mental health but also has a number of negative effects on your physical health. For example, when a gift is refused, the emotional impact can lead to the following physical symptoms:
Fatigue. Change in body weight. Migraine headache . Sleep disturbances, such as sleeping too much or too little, or not even sleeping through the night. Stomach upset and feeling nauseous. Muscle aches. So how can you overcome negative emotions and prevent the consequences of rejection for your health? The next content will help you know what to do when rejected.

2. How to deal with rejection

For your event being rejected by someone else, such as a declined gift giving, you can do a few things as follows:

2.1. Allow yourself a reasonable amount of time to be sad

Any rejection situation can make a person feel extremely frustrated. Then, allow yourself a healthy period of sadness and clear thinking to work through the problem, specifically:
Take time for yourself: The first thing that you should think about is being patient with yourself. me. During this time, you will probably feel very uncomfortable. However, this is one of those stages that you are forced to go through in the face of rejection. The precious time helps you to calm down to adjust to the change and process your emotions. Don't let yourself wallow in sadness: Although it takes time to let go of your frustrations when you're rejected, don't let it go too far. Spending all day sitting alone and sad can make you feel worse in the long run.

2.2. Write your feelings on paper or in a diary

In case you are denied about an event and are not ready to share your feelings with your loved ones, you can write them down on paper or in a diary.
Writing down your feelings will help you become more alert and rational to deal with rejection situations. This is also a good way to help you clear your mind of emotional burdens and overcome sadness.

2.3. Share with someone you trust

When being rejected, what to do is a concern that does not belong to anyone. When you feel disappointed and sad because someone rejected you, instead of "eating" your sadness alone, you can completely share your feelings with your loved ones.
A trusted friend or family member can give you great emotional support during periods of rejection. They can offer advice, encouragement, and comfort to help you solve problems. What's more, the people around you can also help keep you on track during times of sadness.
Opening up to people you trust can help you avoid sinking too deeply into negative emotions, thereby preventing the risk of depression.

2.4. Stick to reality and show gratitude

An event such as a rejected gift giving, or the loss of a job can knock you out of this drastic change. Once there, stay awake and remind yourself of the reality of the situation:
Being rejected may not be your fault. Rejection is not too scary and can bring other positive signals through this event. In addition, you should also express gratitude for good relationships or things that have a positive effect on your mind during the sad times after the rejection. This will help you be more rational and focus on the other great things in life.

2.5. Join the community

The disappointment of being rejected in the long run can leave you isolated and aimless in the future. So what to do next when rejected? At this time, you should join community groups to find new relationships or hobbies, help ease your sadness, such as:
Religious organization. Political group. Hobbyist clubs, such as book, music or picture clubs. Physical classes like yoga

2.6. Start a hobby

You should turn the sad time of the rejection into a precious time for your new hobbies. This also helps you to reduce stress and anxiety caused by negative emotions.
You can pick up old hobbies or start pursuing something new to give yourself a much-needed escape during this time of grief.

2.7. Stay healthy

The stress and sadness of being rejected can lead to unreasonable changes in your diet and physical exercise. Therefore, it is extremely important to take care of your health in any situation.
To help yourself experience more gently negative emotions, you should combine eating and exercising regularly every day. Make sure you get enough sleep and spend time in nature. Then surely your mood and health will change much better than before.
In addition, you should not look to stimulants such as alcohol, nicotine or drugs to quickly solve your sadness. In fact, these substances can only help you temporarily overcome, but cannot completely solve the problem, even leading to dangerous drug addiction.

2.8. Make a new plan

Finally, to deal with rejection, you can make a new plan for the future. Prepare carefully so that the other party does not say no like last time.

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Reference source: webmd