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The newest one, called “rejection therapy,” encourages those who suffer from social anxiety to seek out rejection so they can become desensitized to it, ultimately improving their apprehension ...

What Is Rejection Therapy, Exactly? Rejection Therapy was originally created by Jason Comely, a Canadian entrepreneur. It ...

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Rejection in childhood isn't just painful—it helps shape social understanding, guiding kids to form stronger relationships, ...

Social rejection shares somatosensory representations with physical pain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2011; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102693108 Cite This Page : ...

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“Social rejection can have a number of negative outcomes both for the rejected person’s own health and well-being, as well as their interpersonal relationships,” said lead author Alexandra ...

Experiencing rejection during a brain scan. The immediate experience of social rejection leaves distinct fingerprints on the brain that can be measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging, or ...