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When we feel rejected we think, “Well, that proves once again that I am a nobody.”
Rejection is a huge trigger and can be an obstacle to healthy recovery.
It keeps us isolated and alone.
For more on this topic, listen to PFR 023 Our Greatest Trap in Life.
Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is self-rejection. As soon as someone accuses me or criticizes me, as soon as I am rejected, left alone, or abandoned, I find myself thinking, ‘Well, that proves once again that I am a nobody.’ … [My dark side says,] I am no good… I deserve to be pushed aside, forgotten, rejected, and abandoned. Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the ‘Beloved.’ Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Life of the Beloved
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