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I think about Rejection Therapy [0] a lot. Being impervious to rejection has to be some sort of superpower. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejection_Therapy

• omginternets 5y ago
  As with most things, I think it's a balance. A complete desensitization to rejection also implies an inability to regulate your social behavior, which in turn is a great way to get ostracized. The best hard-salesmen are also some of the most insufferable individuals, precisely because they can't take a hint.
  • sirmarksalot 5y ago
    So there's a difference between being able to handle emotions, and not feeling them at all. The point of a lot of these exercises isn't to desensitize you to these feelings, but to teach you how to recognize, process and deal with them. A lot of the maladaptations we have come from avoiding negative feelings, and sacrificing our long-term well-being to prevent ourselves from encountering them. I'm sure there's training out there to completely burn out your amygdala and turn you into a psychopath, but I wouldn't assume that's what this is.
    • omginternets 5y ago
      Sure. The parent poster was taking about being “impervious to rejection”, which is what I was responding to.