💬 let’s talk about how we handle the fear of rejection
tell us how you take the sting out
It’s a very human thing to want to avoid pain. And so, many of us don’t share our art, our hopes, our ideas to avoid the pain of rejection. But we’re not avoiding rejection, we’re only changing who is doing the rejecting. And I have the unfortunate experience to know:
Decades of rejecting yourself hurts a whole lot more.
In the comments, tell us how you take the sting out of putting your (he)art out there where just anyone can reject it. I’ll go first…
Until next time,
Ryn
President of The Creative Courage Club
1: I remind myself who I make my art for and that “who” is me. 2: I remind myself why I share my art and that is because I think it might make someone’s day better. 3: I make more art. 4: Rejection is still hard, so I’m looking forward to hearing what you do!
My fear of rejection comes in the form of sudden vulnerability hangovers. At the time I shared the thing, I felt aligned and good. The next day, I want to delete my account.
I try to remind myself I'm sharing to create little threads of connection, that no one can know me if I don't let myself be seen. That this feeling is temporary. Then I try to distract myself because no amount self-talk is going to convince my body, so I try to do something regulating instead.