Rejection

A writer unbalanced. Ripped to pieces. She told everyone on our email loop that I was unbalanced. She went on to tell them that association with me in any way would be detrimental to their writing careers. The first lie Six of them believed her. Six of my friends. Poof. Was I unbalanced…

5–31–2023 — three years in, I’m makin’ my final submission. I thought sharin’ my gift would be easier than this, too bad it’s all about generic fuckin’ content — a million voices bury a single ear, nobody cares what anyone has to say, writing’s a selfish fucking game. a natural writer’s soul…

…and how to knock it off its horse — Picture this: we’re in an old jousting arena and I’m gearing up, head to toe in metal armour, my buddies are by my side, advising me on how to push the other poor bastard off with my big long stick (they’re called lances), my horse at the reins, and a…

I believe they are all valid — Hello, my name is Lacey and I’m a serial blocker. It’s been one hour since my last blocking. Many people have been hurt by my blockings and some people are just confused. I’m sure most haven’t ever noticed that they’ve been blocked. I can say one thing with certainty though…

A short-short story — Most guys my age, 21, have figured out how to read whether a girl likes him. Not me. I almost always get turned down, sometimes politely, sometimes meanly. Having been knocked down in the first nine rounds, it’s hard to make myself come out for round 10. But I’d still…

Most of us don’t want to hear “no”, but some people tend to overreact. Content Fear of failure Low self-esteem Emotional sensitivity Lack of coping skills Past experiences Rejection can be hard to handle, but what are the reasons for it? Let’s find out what psychologists have to say about…

I recently drove 7,000 kilometers or so back and forth across Canada and my body is slowly recovering. I can still feel a dull ache in my neck and my back is just starting to feel okay. But it may have been my psyche that was roughed up the most…

Surprisingly Useful —

Naturally, rejection is going to hurt, and that’s okay. — Let’s be real for a second. Dating is a battlefield, especially for men. Unless you’re rich and good-looking, you are going to get hit with multiple romantic rejections, such as getting stood up, ghosted, or downright rejected by women. Naturally, rejection is going to hurt, and that’s okay. What’s not…