Above The Middle

Above The Middle

Rejection Sensitivity and How I’ve Learned To Manage It

The fiery feeling in your chest. A deep sense of sadness. The anxiety of potentially never getting what you’ve longed for and the anger at…

Joe Gibson's avatar
Joe Gibson
Jun 06, 2024
∙ Paid
Photograph by Vladimir Srajber on Pexels

The fiery feeling in your chest. A deep sense of sadness. The anxiety of potentially never getting what you’ve longed for and the anger at not being enough.

Rejection hurts. There’s no two ways about it.

But some of us are more sensitive than others. Whilst one person can take rejection in their stride and move on t…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Above The Middle to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Joe Gibson · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture