01-16-2015, 12:00 AM
Rejection Therapy
I just heard an interesting story on public radio about a man who struggled with great depression after his wife left him for a taller, more handsome, and wealthier man.
To pull himself out, he decided that he was afraid of rejection. Se he began actively seeking out rejection. He would ask a random stranger in the parking lot for a ride, or to go golfing with him. He would hand out religious flyers lol, or knock on a door and request a banana.
For every rejection he felt lighter and happier. His conclusions are - most fears are not seated in reality. You can disobey your fear and have the balls to socially 'walk on your hands'.
I just heard an interesting story on public radio about a man who struggled with great depression after his wife left him for a taller, more handsome, and wealthier man.
To pull himself out, he decided that he was afraid of rejection. Se he began actively seeking out rejection. He would ask a random stranger in the parking lot for a ride, or to go golfing with him. He would hand out religious flyers lol, or knock on a door and request a banana.
For every rejection he felt lighter and happier. His conclusions are - most fears are not seated in reality. You can disobey your fear and have the balls to socially 'walk on your hands'.