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Rejection Feels Like Physical Pain - Here's Why

If your old drinking buddies roll their eyes at your boundaries, or a mean comment ruins your entire Tuesday, you aren’t a coward—you’re human. Your brain is hardwired to view social disapproval as a death sentence, but you aren't living in a cave anymore. In this episode of Sober Psychology, we break down the clinical biology of rejection and the "crab bucket" mentality. We explore why your upward trajectory is terrifying to those around you and how to use the "Nehemiah Blueprint" to stay on the wall and keep building. Go to the comments and tell me one piece of criticism you’ve received recently that you’re going to reframe and use as fuel. Stop letting other people's opinions write your story.