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| Overcoming Fear of Rejection |
It's not unusual for people who fear rejection from potential romantic partners to have a family background where they were emotionally neglected or abused.
Often they don't realize that their fear is based on memories of what happened to them as children in an either neglectful or abusive household.
The fear is so strong and feels so immediate that they believe that their fear is based on the here-and-now rather than the past.
Other people repeat their childhood experiences in their adult life by unconsciously choosing romantic partners who were hurtful and rejecting of them. They don't realize that they're repeating this old pattern.
After getting hurt several times in different relationships, they become too fearful to get involved again.
Fear of Rejection and Lack of Self Confidence
Their fear often keeps them from socializing, so added to their fear of rejection is a lack of self confidence about interacting with others because they haven't developed the necessary social skills.
As a result, when they do make an effort to meet others, they come across as socially awkward and uncomfortable.
This, in turn, causes others, who pick up on their discomfort, to feel uncomfortable with them and also, possibly, causes people to shy away from them, which brings about the self fulfilling prophecy that they will be rejected.
Often they don't realize that their fear is based on memories of what happened to them as children in an either neglectful or abusive household.
The fear is so strong and feels so immediate that they believe that their fear is based on the here-and-now rather than the past.
Other people repeat their childhood experiences in their adult life by unconsciously choosing romantic partners who were hurtful and rejecting of them. They don't realize that they're repeating this old pattern.
After getting hurt several times in different relationships, they become too fearful to get involved again.
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| Overcoming Fear of Rejection |
Fear of Rejection and Lack of Self Confidence
Their fear often keeps them from socializing, so added to their fear of rejection is a lack of self confidence about interacting with others because they haven't developed the necessary social skills.
As a result, when they do make an effort to meet others, they come across as socially awkward and uncomfortable.
This, in turn, causes others, who pick up on their discomfort, to feel uncomfortable with them and also, possibly, causes people to shy away from them, which brings about the self fulfilling prophecy that they will be rejected.
Psychotherapy Can Help You to Overcome Your Fear of Rejection
Psychotherapy can be helpful to break this cycle, which begins with fear of rejection.
If you find yourself trapped by your own fear of rejection, you owe it to yourself to work with a psychotherapist who has expertise in this area.
About MePsychotherapy can be helpful to break this cycle, which begins with fear of rejection.
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| Overcoming Fear of Rejection |
If you find yourself trapped by your own fear of rejection, you owe it to yourself to work with a psychotherapist who has expertise in this area.
I am a licensed NYC psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, EMDR and Somatic Experiencing therapist.
I work with individual adults and couples.
I've helped many clients to overcome their fear of rejection.
To find out more about me, visit my website: Josephine Ferraro, LCSW - NYC Psychotherapist.
To set up a consultation, you can call me at (917) 742-2624 during business hours or email me.
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