ENG 1100: The Few Seconds that Changed my Attitude towards Rejection

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The Few Seconds that Changed my Attitude towards Rejection
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September 23, 2017
For the most part of our lives, we tend to fear or hate something that we cannot do. While some people hate more comprehensible activities like swimming because they can’t or fear to drown, others could feel this have towards more abstract ideas like the hate of taking responsibilities because of their fear to fail. Nevertheless, despite the fact that most of us have these kinds of thoughts running through our minds, what is apparent is that sooner or later, we have to face it. Luckily for some people, their fears could easily be cured with some accident since others would really have to devote their time and efforts to learn how to resolve these issues on their own. In my case, this would be a mixture of the two (accidental and devotion) which would help me face my fear of rejection. I would also discuss how that very few seconds of my life during my high school life when I had changed me and my perception about the negativities of being rejected.
When I was a kid, I always felt bad whenever I get rejected. Whether it be for a school audition or trying to enter a group of friends, my mind would always get the better of me and think about all the possible negative events that could happen, if things don’t go smoothly. Although I won’t consider it to be as extreme as Rhabdophobia (fear of being severely punished or criticized) or Sociophobia (Fear of society or people in general), I could definitely argue that it is not exactly as light as a simple shyness or aloofness. Because of this, I usually tend to rationalize myself and support the idea as “why I should not do it” rather than “why I should”. Ideas like “it’s not worth it anyway” or “I have better things to do”, has almost become the mantra of my introspective thoughts. What makes doing something new even harder is that whenever I am about to do something out of the ordinary, my heart would beat so fast that I couldn’t even know how to control it, despite doing intensive research about breathing techniques, anti-anxiety diets, and even medications. Because of this I usually end up regretting not being able to do a lot of things while I was i...