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You should check out the book Nonviolent Communication!! There are free PDFs online if you want to try before you buy. I'm moving from AA -> Secure and it has been super helpful. The basic idea is: …
Coming to terms with possible childhood emotional neglect - curious how others turned out — As I’ve gotten older and started reflecting on my life, I’ve slowly worked backwards and realised that I might have experienced childhood emotional neglect (CEN). What’s funny is that it actually sta…
did i mess up by telling my therapist i feel like i'll end up killing myself in the end? — i had been going to this therapist for like year and a half. at one vulnerable moment i told her i feel like i'll just end up killing myself in the end. (i maybe didnt word it correctly, i just didnt …
I just ended my relationship and I feel hopeless — FYI, today marked 1 year of dating. It was kind of mutual, but if I’m being honest, it was more on his side. I think I just accepted what he had already decided deep down. We talked today and he tol…
(35m) Less Sex while Dating Gay man (29m), am I being abusive? — i’m open to non-monogamy, but more like a “primary + side” dynamic, and i explained that to someone i’m dating very early on. as we kept seeing each other, he started using the l word, but at the same…
He (26M) broke up with me (28F) on our 1-year anniversary… now he keeps changing his mind and I’m losing it — Hi everyone, I (28F) really need some perspective because I feel completely emotionally drained. This Sunday was our 1-year anniversary. Instead of celebrating, he (26M) told me he couldn’t keep tryi…
How to deal with rejection — So I've been old OLD apps for 2 years. Went on my first date tonight. It was awkward. Met for a drink, and talked for about an hour. Her daughter kept calling to see when she would be home to make …
I escalated a situationship into something toxic and I’m ashamed. How do I stop this pattern and move forward? — I need honest advice because I’m not proud of what I did. I had an online situationship with a guy for about 3 years. We never met in person, but we talked a lot and I got emotionally and sexually at…
Be aware that the process of healing your attachment type is long and very uncomfortable, but knowing you're insecure is the best and hardest step so kudos! What helps me on a day to day case is try…
This exact same thing happened to me except I’m still at that stage where I feel rejected and abandoned because he broke up with me. I am not going to reach out. Do you think you could give any advice…
> I think this is an anxious trait so I want to know if this also happens to you? Why am I reacting like this? Is it justified or is it my insecurity talking? How do you communicate, instead of pullin…
It may be a mismatch in expectations, but I know I look like my pictures. Most of my pictures are good, but they’re all from the bands that I have played in, so they’re taken by a professional photogr…
No. I thought he would have been okay with it since its not his decision, or even supportive at the most. Not threaten to dump me. I feel rejected in a way. Like he wont accept my body if I made it lo…
My recently ended thing (after 5ish dates) where he said he wasn't in a place to give me the time I deserved and genuinely seemed conflicted about it is still bothering me too. I'm very much moving on…
hey!! this is a great reminder with the bee. and also thinking to yourself before you text someone is will i feel rejected if they don't respond. if it's yes don't respond. it's so hard now with text…
I find CBT to be difficult. While it makes sense to reframe certain things, I think it lacks the kind of basic idea of what emotions are and how influential they can be. You may find topics like “em…
I have traditionally been resistant and stubborn. In the past I really disliked people telling me what to do. And I had a realky hard time trying to explain myself - I felt scatter-brained. I think …
Original copy of post by u/Sure-Sprinkles4406: So I've been old OLD apps for 2 years. Went on my first date tonight. It was awkward. Met for a drink, and talked for about an hour. Her daughter kep…
Hey so it’s been quite a while now that you’ve been reading these books. In that time, our sex life has gone to pot. The story I have in my head about that is that these novels are similar to the prob…