Tag: rejection
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain
Making My Peace … with the notion that rejection can be good for the brain Being rejected is not the end of the world – it’s the start of a re-think and improvements in life, and that makes it good for the brain say psychologists. I wrote in the previous post that rejection…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with rejection – from a city!
Making My Peace … with rejection – from a city! Rejection can be hard, difficult, and painful, with a long-lasting legacy. I still have nightmares about one such painful rejection. An unusual and unexpected rejection. A bolt out of the blue. I was stunned into silence – and, yes, tears. And I think…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with ambivalence
Making My Peace … with ambivalence Ambivalence? What is ambivalence? The Cambridge Dictionary says ambivalence is ‘the state of having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel.’ I am rarely ambivalent, but many people are. Is ambivalence caused by apathy? No. Apathy means no interest. Ambivalent…