j_cheney: (The Thinking Angel)
J. Kathleen Cheney ([personal profile] j_cheney) wrote2008-09-08 02:24 pm

Rejection Reaction Poll

Several friends of mine have been having the blows coming in hard and heavy recently, so rejection hs been on my mind. We often can't predict how we'll feel when it hits. And needless to say, some people are better psychologically suited to handle rejection than others (which can be said about telemarketing, as well) and they deal with it more easily, letting it just slide off their backs (duck/water analogy there for anyone who missed it.)

So,
[Poll #1255972]

Any brilliant panaceas out there for wounded spirits?

[identity profile] pabba.livejournal.com 2008-09-08 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I sigh a lot, both internally and outwardly.

[identity profile] j-cheney.livejournal.com 2008-09-08 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I recently got an editorial suggestion not to use the word 'sigh' in a certain spot becasue it was 'too emotional'...

I kind of think of it as an all-purpose reaction myself.