Being excluded from plans, or just feeling left out, can be downright painful. Such feelings can send us into a spiral of ...

Over time, these experiences cause the brain to become hyper-aware of any signs of disapproval, interpreting neutral or ...

It doesn't feel good to be the subject of someone's scorn. But are we overthinking it and how do we go about life without ...

The boss isn’t real. In fact, I’m talking to a ChatGPT rejection coach. Everything is simulated – to help me get over the fear of rejection. I’ve never dealt with rejection gracefully and ...

“Because of the fear of rejection, they may isolate or distance themselves from any possible social situations in which they could get hurt,” he explained. The quest for perfection can lead to ...

Fear of rejection can be a formidable barrier to building and nurturing relationships and might stem from the deep-seated, evolutionary anxiety of not being accepted or valued by others ...

A new trend in psychology is to expose yourself to rejection in order to make you stronger. But does it really work? Beware, as it's not for everyone.

Fear of rejection and feelings of inadequacy often fuel disordered eating. Learn how unmet emotional needs drive these ...

Farhi, Emmanuel, Josh Lerner, and Jean Tirole. "Fear of Rejection? Tiered Certification and Transparency." RAND Journal of Economics 44, no. 4 (Winter 2013): 610–631.

Kate Wills knows this feeling all too well. She’s written about her fear of rejection, how it held her back in life, and an experiment she undertook to try to cure it. She joined Nuala McGovern ...

Students could also discuss Alvin’s fear that people wouldn’t want to be friends with him because of the scars on his neck. Would it be fair for his classmates to do this? Challenge students ...