The Psychological Impact of Rejection and Exclusion

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Feeling rejected or ostracized during adolescence can have long-lasting psychological effects on our sense of self-worth and belonging.
Belonging is the third most important need according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, after basic survival needs.
Unresolved feelings of rejection from our teenage years can resurface in adulthood and lead to further isolation and codependency.
Some individuals may develop a tendency to collect friendships and change their identities in order to seek acceptance and avoid loneliness.
Filling our social calendars with numerous relationships is a subconscious attempt to prevent feeling alone or rejected.

Everyone is talking about healing our inner child, but what about our inner teenager? We experience certain things in adolescence that we don't experience as children and these can manifest in different behaviours, defence mechanisms and emotional wounds that continue with us into adulthood. Whilst the inner child is seen as gentle and vulnerable, the inner teen may be angry, misunderstood and lonely. So in this episode we break some some of the psychology and theories behind healing your inner teen, including the interactions with our hormones, certain life experiences and the impact of our first romantic encounters and sexual experiences. We also explore how we can release the rage of our inner teen, express those wounds and use the adult chair method to feel more connected with this past version.

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