This download is taken from a blog written by Jennifer Kemp, entitled The seven types of rejection.
As practitioners, it is important to remember that rejection doesn’t come in just one form; it can appear across many different aspects of our lives. For people who are sensitive to rejection, they may find themselves bracing for it in situations where it’s not actually happening; particularly within contexts where they’ve been hurt before.
Understanding more about this can help both us as therapists and our clients to recognise when old patterns are reignited. This awareness can provide a moment to pause, examine what’s happening from another angle, and soothe oneself before reacting.
Download seven types of rejection
What are the seven types of rejection?
The download covers the seven types of rejection in more detail:
- Relational & Interpersonal Rejection
- Professional & Achievement-Related Rejection
- Social Group (Not Belonging)
- Family Rejection
- Institutional or Systemic Rejection
- Identity-Based Rejection
- Self-Rejection
Kindly shared from Jennifer Kemp, Clinical Psychologist and ACT trainer, also available on her website: www.jenniferkemp.com.au
JENNIFER KEMP is a privately practicing Clinical Psychologist living in Adelaide, Australia. She specialises in helping people struggling with perfectionism, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, weight management, and chronic illness, and many of her clients are also neurodivergent. She integrates ACT and functional analysis with compassion-focused approaches and her lived experience to help her clients live fulfilling and meaningful lives.
