Every freelancer knows the feeling of being ghosted or having a proposal rejected. Here are three important lessons ...

If ambiguity feels unbearable or silence feels personal, rejection sensitivity may be quietly shaping your relationships.

(Photo: Gabriella Carr/TikTok/@gracefullygabbie) We are conditioned early on to believe that being rejected means we aren’t ...

Hooray! You took a risk and put yourself out there. But after all of that emotional effort, it didn’t go as planned, and now you’re feeling just a bit wounded. Everyone deals with rejection at one ...

The classic Rolling Stones song, "You Can't Always Get What You Want," is more than a timeless hit. It's a fact of life. Still, rejection doesn't feel great, whether you get turned down for a job, ...

People who have rejection sensitivity may experience anger, shame or shut down emotionally when they’re criticised or feel like they’ve been criticised.

Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn't invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in ...

Let's be real—rejection sucks. Actually, "it sucks the big one," says Rachel Wright, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York City. Research even shows that the brain reacts to ...

There's no denying a breakup can be one of the most difficult things to go through. But weirdly, if you get rejected when dating, it can sometimes hurt just as much — if not more. So the next time you ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Let’s be honest — being rejected stinks. We all get rejected sometimes — whether it’s for a job, a romantic partner or even a social ...