Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Rejections - Feel Good by David Burns

1. Remember that when someone reacts negatively to you , It may be his or her irrational thinking that is at the heart of disapproval .
2. If the criticism is valid, this need not destroy you . You can pinpoint your error and take steps to correct it . You can learn from your mistakes , and you don't have to be ashamed of them . If you are human then you should and must make mistakes at times.
3. If you have goofed up , It does not follow that you are a BORN LOSER. It is impossible to be wrong all the time or even most of the time. Think about the thousands of thing you have done right in your life! Furthermore, you can change and grow .
4. Other people cannot judge your worth as a human being only the validity or merit of specific things you do or say .
5. Everybody will judge you differently no matter how well you do or how badly you might behave .Disapproval cannot spread like wildfire , and one rejection cannot lead to a never ending series of rejections .So even if worse come to worst and you do get rejected by someone , you can't end up totally alone .
6. Disapproval and Critism are usually uncomfortable, but the discomfort will pass .Stop Moping . Get involved in an activity you 've enjoyed in the past even though you feel certain it is absolutely pointless to start
7. Criticism and disapproval can upset you only to the extent that you " buy into " the accusations being brought against you .
8. Disapproval is rarely permanent . It doesn't follow that your relationship with the person who disapproves of will necessarily end just because you are being criticised . Arguments are part of living and in majority of cases you can come to a common understanding later on
9. If you are criticizing someone else , it doesn't make that person totally bad .Why give another individual the power and right to judge you ? We are all just human being, not supreme courts justices. Don't magnify other people until they are larger than life .

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