StillWaiting

StillWaiting

Need cats to comfort me
Jul 28, 2018
550
I am not talking about confessing to someone you like.

I was outcasted or ditched by people over and over again. Despite being rejected by people, part of me still hope for people to accept me.. I can't seems to get over the feeling of being sad when others ditch or ignore my existence.

How do you guys deal with it or is there a way to get used to it to the point you don't care anymore ?
 
  • Like
  • Hugs
  • Love
Reactions: Kassender, TrailerTrash, noonetoo and 12 others
sammii

sammii

I have no idea what I’m doing.
Oct 9, 2019
221
I didn't deal with it, I just gave up and stopped trying to meet new people. Probably not the healthiest thing to do, but I'd rather that than any more rejection.
 
  • Like
  • Hugs
  • Aww..
Reactions: vonvonwantpeace, TrailerTrash, Élégie and 12 others
F

Final Escape

I’ve been here too long
Jul 8, 2018
4,348
I would look at wether you come from a family that was rejecting or bullying to u in childhood. This is often how outcasts and rejects are created. The other thing to look at is what the type of people you are trying to befriend or be accepted by? Often we attract or are drawn to toxic people if we came from family rejection. It definitely can be an issue as well if u are in a different socioeconomic class.

That can also make it so peers might reject u or u will feel inferior. You can also examine if you are acting in ways u don't even realize that it's off putting to others. Please understand that the character of many people is not that great especially in modern times and it might be that u are surrounded by douchebags. I have a feeling u are a decent person and it's just that maybe it's the people around u or in your environment.
 
  • Hugs
  • Like
Reactions: Élégie and StillWaiting
Mort

Mort

No use to know one
Feb 15, 2019
622
I just take as another lesson in life to not trust any one . They betrayed you in the end best on your own.
 
  • Like
  • Hugs
  • Love
Reactions: MiserableBastard1995, TrailerTrash, mainframe1 and 6 others
L

LonelyLight

Warlock
May 31, 2019
779
To be honest I found it hard to deal with in the past when my best friend of 17 years stopped talking to me and of course when she stopped the rest of our mutual group stopped too. It took me quite a long time to get over that. Especially with social media, I seen all the nights out I was no longer welcome on, the day trips I was no longer wanted to go to. To make matters worse she was my neighbour and she passed my house every single day. But we never spoke again and that was 4 years ago. I moved away since.
 
  • Hugs
  • Aww..
Reactions: IsadoraBeauxdraps, Eurus, OreoWellington and 3 others
J

justanotherday

Specialist
Jul 22, 2019
397
To be honest I found it hard to deal with in the past when my best friend of 17 years stopped talking to me and of course when she stopped the rest of our mutual group stopped too. It took me quite a long time to get over that. Especially with social media, I seen all the nights out I was no longer welcome on, the day trips I was no longer wanted to go to. To make matters worse she was my neighbour and she passed my house every single day. But we never spoke again and that was 4 years ago. I moved away since.
Yes, that must have hurt you terribly. People that I thought were my friends totally abandoned me when I needed them most.
Yes, that must have hurt you terribly. People that I thought were my friends totally abandoned me when I needed them most.
it's like I guess if you have any kind of problem, they don't want to be bothered?
 
Last edited:
  • Like
  • Hugs
Reactions: OreoWellington and LonelyLight
Sweet emotion

Sweet emotion

Enlightened
Sep 14, 2019
1,325
To be honest I found it hard to deal with in the past when my best friend of 17 years stopped talking to me and of course when she stopped the rest of our mutual group stopped too. It took me quite a long time to get over that. Especially with social media, I seen all the nights out I was no longer welcome on, the day trips I was no longer wanted to go to. To make matters worse she was my neighbour and she passed my house every single day. But we never spoke again and that was 4 years ago. I moved away since.
That is straight up screwed up that your best friend of 17 years did that to you! That makes me so angry! She didn't give you any reason why? Something very similar happened to me when I was around 19. My two very good friends just distanced themselves from me. I didn't do a thing to them and to this day I still don't know why. And I kind of caught them red handed. I called them on night and asked both of them if they wanted to go out. They said no. Then I went to the grocery store to get some stuff and I see them with other people laughing. They see me and their faces just turn blank. Like oh shit! I just looked at them and walked away....one of them said....do you want to hang out? Like really? Yeah I'm that desperate. Pieces of shit. I'm sorry that happened to you too. You didn't deserve that and if you ever need to talk I'm here. PM me any time
 
  • Hugs
  • Like
Reactions: OreoWellington, Eurus and LonelyLight
L

LonelyLight

Warlock
May 31, 2019
779
That is straight up screwed up that your best friend of 17 years did that to you! That makes me so angry! She didn't give you any reason why? Something very similar happened to me when I was around 19. My two very good friends just distanced themselves from me. I didn't do a thing to them and to this day I still don't know why. And I kind of caught them red handed. I called them on night and asked both of them if they wanted to go out. They said no. Then I went to the grocery store to get some stuff and I see them with other people laughing. They see me and their faces just turn blank. Like oh shit! I just looked at them and walked away....one of them said....do you want to hang out? Like really? Yeah I'm that desperate. Pieces of shit. I'm sorry that happened to you too. You didn't deserve that and if you ever need to talk I'm here. PM me any time
Thank you! And I'm sorry you went thru the same thing also, it went the same way you described tbh, I'd ask if she wanted to go do something and she would say shes busy but then I'd see she was with other people and just didn't want me there. One time I knocked on her door, I had seen her in the window as I was walking up the path, but I heard her shout "tell her I'm not here" to her mother. Her mother opens the door and says "oh sorry shes not here". That really hurt. And thank you, you can pm me also anytime you like
 
  • Like
  • Aww..
  • Hugs
Reactions: Sweet emotion, Emerald, OreoWellington and 1 other person
OreoWellington

OreoWellington

Ready To Die
Sep 28, 2019
123
I REALLY know how it FEELS you guys!!!!! I am so sorry to hear your stories-- I feel your pain.
 
  • Hugs
  • Love
  • Like
Reactions: TrailerTrash, StillWaiting, Lefty and 4 others
SlackJim

SlackJim

Nothing lasts, but nothing is lost
Sep 30, 2019
226
*this won't apply to everyone* but I think to some degree we attract these situations ourselves. I noticed patterns of being abandoned/rejected, but I think it was more a result of how I was acting/who I was bringing into my life. Its a fact that people who are abused as children are more likely to get into abusive relationships as adults. I think maybe we form an image of ourselves and what we're worth when we are very young and somehow attract similar relationships later on in life. I noticed with myself that due to fear of abandonment/low self worth I will always keep people at a distance, not get too close for fear of being hurt. But I think that reluctance to open up, to be vulnerable, just pushes people away further....

To answer your question I think it takes confidence and self worth, if you are sure in yourself you could be rejected 100 times and still be ok with it. Maybe look at the people you are being rejected by and ask yourself what exactly you were getting out of the relationship, weather it was a healthy exchange. Think about the types of people who you want to be around, who nurture the true version of YOU. I'm not very good at this myself so not sure if thats good advice
 
  • Like
Reactions: MiserableBastard1995, StillWaiting, mynameispaige and 1 other person
Rachel74

Rachel74

Enlightened
Sep 7, 2019
1,716
It used to hurt me but I'm now 44 and if they want to reject me they can. I've learnt to live without self centred people now and it great.
 
  • Like
Reactions: justanotherday, StillWaiting and IsadoraBeauxdraps
LastFlowers

LastFlowers

the haru that can read
Apr 27, 2019
2,170
I don't deal with it, I just avoid it.
(It doesn't help that my circumstances trap me and I don't have my own life to distract me from the avoidant eyes of others.)
However I can't fully avoid my own relatives so I am still forced to experience rejection from them. Which is more hurtful than being rejected by anyone else.
Sometimes you don't even need to be around someone to be rejected by them, they reject your very existence by replacing you with other people or not making the effort to reach out or ask about you.

My favorite cousin acted like he didn't even want to see me after years of me being isolated (this was a brief period, years ago, before I re-isolated myself, I regret ever coming out of "hiding"), it was very difficult for me to see anyone or rather, let anyone see me. I put on a mask of seeming okay when I was dying inside.
But I felt like I basically had to beg when I was the one it was most difficult for. Seemed like he was avoiding me. And on a subsequent holiday when his mom tried to get us to go somewhere together, and even offered to pay, he made excuses not to.
At least his sister, my other cousin, was happy to see me. But it was tainted as I got the feeling after awhile that she was being somewhat condescending towards me, not in a cruel way, but subtlety knew she was better than me in some manner.
And that that's the whole reason she was comfortable with me.
It was kind of obvious as to why she or anyone else would feel this way. I'm not good looking like the rest of my family and it ate up my whole existence, I even left school to be homeschooled because I was made to feel like I was not even human.
So really, I have nothing and I am nothing, people tend to take personal comfort in that somehow, glad that they aren't me.

During this same period, when I saw one of my Uncle's, he refused to give me a hug after I hadn't seen him for like 7-8 years, he opted for a fucking high five. Like I was too gross to touch or something. Then proceeded to give my brother a lap dance ala magic mike, as a joke, which was funny and all, but like..you wouldn't give me a hug but you will give him a fake lap dance?? I mean..wtf lol

My brothers ignored me as well. I don't think they would even remember the times I tried to interact with them or get them little things to show that I cared. Because most of the time, they didn't even turn their head. I still remember the time my one brother called me a FREAK and he wasn't joking. And all the times he called me ugly, as he got older he started to cover his mouth as he was saying it because he knew it was true. Luckily my other brother never said anything like that to me, but he still made it clear he wanted nothing to do with me and thought me to be ridiculous.

I don't think anyone would recall the times I was "rejected" because people don't remember when they don't care.
I ask my mom about other members of my family all the time, but when I ask her if they ever ask about me, the answer is always No.
She would say that they just don't show their care in the same way I do.
(Okay then what ways do they show it!? I don't see a damn one)
But that's not the case. I see now that they can care about people, and they do show it, they are happy to be with them, they cry over them, they fawn over them- those people just aren't me.
The last time they gave a shit about me was probably when we were all still little kids and were basically each other's whole worlds. Running around, playing pretend, acting like different species of dinosaurs lmao

Hell, just a few days ago I found out another one of my cousins got married. I know I wouldn't have been able to go because of my circumstances but I didn't even get an invitation. Granted, none of us did in my immediate family. But it was the most strange to me since me and her were very close whenever we got together.

These are just a few of many examples, some much much worse, and ofcourse I've been "rejected" by friends too, and other people, I just don't care about what they think as much as my family. And I guess in some ways, I reject my own self.
I reject this body and face that has been forced upon me, I will reject it until the day I put myself out of my own misery. It has stolen my whole life away, all my dreams, and the people I wanted to be important to, as much as I wanted them to be important to me (and they were..but I can't allow myself to feel anything for them in the very end, save for anger and resentment, it wouldn't be fair to myself to feel anything warm towards them after all of this. I am sorry for certain things they may have gone through but I can no longer care the way I could have, if I wasn't ostracized and rejected, and just outright invisible in their eyes.)
It is so hard when you know you are the type of person whom family is important to..honestly I am capable of remaining loyal to a family member even if they committed the most heinous of crimes. I would literally help them bury a body, figuratively and literally.
But to not get a fraction of that in return, just turns my nature on its head and causes me to be reduced to pure hatred.
 
Last edited:
  • Hugs
  • Like
Reactions: Kassender, SinisterKid, StillWaiting and 1 other person
GoodForNothing

GoodForNothing

Member
Mar 6, 2019
19
Burn my bridges and move on. Never look back.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Journeytoletgo, StillWaiting and Skathon
Bärchen

Bärchen

Distracting myself through Life
Apr 7, 2019
202
I gave up on everything that involves other people.
 
  • Like
  • Hugs
Reactions: Journeytoletgo, GoodForNothing, TrailerTrash and 5 others
Rachel74

Rachel74

Enlightened
Sep 7, 2019
1,716
Avoid and tell them to fuck off they are not worthy of you my friend ❤️
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: OreoWellington, StillWaiting and LastFlowers
L

Life sucks

Visionary
Apr 18, 2018
2,136
I don't cate about them anymore as I avoid them and actually reject them. So fuck them
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: Journeytoletgo, TrailerTrash, OreoWellington and 2 others
R

ron_g

Experienced
Nov 25, 2018
240
I heard from individuals who get stared at a lot because of their appearance that they don't notice and care anymore. I can't believe them.
 
  • Like
Reactions: StillWaiting and LastFlowers
Nem

Nem

Drs suck mega ass!
Sep 3, 2018
1,489
I made a plan to die a year and a half after my reaction and a couple of friends stopped talking to me. Felt pretty shitty about it
Peace/hugs
 
  • Hugs
  • Like
Reactions: OreoWellington, StillWaiting and RaphtaliaTwoAnimals
B

BlueOcean

Member
Mar 31, 2019
7
Very poorly
 
  • Like
  • Hugs
Reactions: Élégie, OreoWellington, StillWaiting and 1 other person
TheNorthernSilence

TheNorthernSilence

Arcanist
Nov 13, 2018
430
I struggle. The fear of rejection and not being accepted drains so much energy out of me. I have AvPD so it makes sense.
 
  • Hugs
  • Like
Reactions: StillWaiting and AutumnEmbers
A

andy69

Experienced
May 23, 2019
292
I have been rejected by people all my life. I can't even get job because I'm not a person people ant to be round. Instead of being honest, people just treat me like garbage. My partner of fifteen plus years dumped me without even telling me.
 
  • Hugs
  • Like
  • Aww..
Reactions: Kassender, TrailerTrash, noonetoo and 2 others
Haku

Haku

Walking ThePathOfSorrow, destination Denebokshiri
Oct 12, 2019
270
Rejection used to be my biggest fear, and this was mostly during my high school years, and the early years of my adult life, and one day, after my last rejection, that's when I didnt care anymore, the emotion of love that I used to have, I murdered it out of my soul, and I vowed to never seek a relationship ever again. I barely found out that I have BPD, so during this time I didnt know thats what I had or that the term even existed. So after I became a person that was unable to love, I still would get attached to people, feeling like I was falling for them, and I tried to stay away, and I just couldn't, so when I got attached to someone, I would want to like them, and because of my BPD, I would ignore my rule of not telling a person that I like them, it's like my brain puts me on auto pilot. So when I tell the person how I feel about them, I get rejected, and even though I feel like my soul is already broken, at that moment, I feel like it had gotten reconstructed, and then shattered again. I hate that this Disorder does this to me, that's why I try to stay away from women that I know I would fall for. Fast forward to present time, I met someone a few days ago and they became my friend. They are also a person that wants to ctb, and I learned that this person has almost everything in common with me, from our mentsl pain, to some of the things we been through, and to most of the material things we like. When I started talking to this person, I didnt think that I would get attached, being that ctb is all I ever think about these days, but when i discovered that this person is almost a woman version of myself, I got attached. I wanted to bang my head over and over again on a concrete wall until these thoughts left my mind, but obviously, I didnt do such a thing. So I kept on being this person's friend. But then, I ened up telling this person, and this person says that they cant feel the same way because they are still in love with their ex, which I kind of knew that's what they would say to me. And even though I dont want to change this person's mind from ctb, and nor do I want to change my mind either, but I want to try to make this person forget about their ex, and hopefully fall for me, so that we could ctb together as more than just friends. I know when people read this they will say I'm selfish or say, what's the point if you both are just going to ctb soon, and I know that, but even if it's just for a a few days, I want to get back that feeling of loving someone, and I want to be loved as well, and not in the friend kind of love, I already have to many friends that care for me, I do not have someone that is in love with me. So even though I talk this person's ear off about this and they dont seem to want to change their mind, I feel like I want to keep trying, and another reason why I want to make them forget about the love they have for their ex, is so they will not be in mental pain for loving someone who fell out of love with them. But the person told me that, it's not that they want to get back with the ex, its so they dont lose that last shres of love they still have, and I can understand that. But I want to somehow, get that person to fall for me, without losing that little bit of love they have left, I just dont know how when that thought has their mind on a leash, and I dont want to hurt them or have them hate me if I keep pushing. A part of me feels like I should just let this person be, and just ctb right now so I wont be intruding on their lives before they ctb, and also so I dont have to deal with this fucking curse I have called BPD anymore. I just dont know what to do, but in a way if I stay friends with this person before I ctb, I am just going to be feeling the pain of her rejection, and I also dont want her to feel bad because she feels like she is hurting me, I dont hate her for this, I never will, I hate myself for being this way. I hope she doesn't read this, but I have a feeling she will, so if you do read this, I am sorry, I never meant to intrude in your life like this, even if we are going to be dying soon... I feel like this is another fuck you to me from the Universe, for having me meet someone that is the closest thing to a soulmate for me right before I take my own life. Just kick me when I'm already down why dont you. I'm sorry for posting something this personal, i just felt like i needed to get this off my chest when i saw the title to this thread.
 
  • Hugs
Reactions: TrailerTrash and OreoWellington
noonetoo

noonetoo

Specialist
Mar 7, 2019
386
I would say I'm like an extrovert forced to be introvert. I'm shy at first because I overthink and I fear rejection so much. But I'm actually very social and outgoing. I have hardly had any friends, more were acquaintances than anything. Friends have been hard to come by and even keep, it's too hard to be a people pleaser. Favoritism is everywhere and it breaks my heart everyday when I notice it. I envy those who easily make friends. I feel people reject me, mostly due to misunderstandings. Sometimes I can be seen as rude or irate, even though it is my last intention but people automatically make their judgments. I just started a new job with girls my age and I'm coming crying home because no one talked to me, some girls I even attempt to say good morning to, ignore me. Story of my life. I care too much of what people think of me and I let it hurt me so badly.
 
Last edited:
TrailerTrash

TrailerTrash

Just Passing Through
Oct 10, 2019
240
After many years of really trying to be not only genuine, but also a good person/friend to many, I have no one who hasn't rejected me on multiple levels. I closed every social media account and spare email account I have because I never get contacted by people. I have received zero emails, texts, or any contact from people I have known for years. I just stopped caring and don't reach out to anyone for anything anymore. I can't stand people - thank God my SN bus is coming.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Journeytoletgo, StillWaiting and noonetoo
T

truthseeker

Student
Sep 9, 2019
123
I've always feared it. To the point of avoiding situations where it could happen. It can be painful as I try to fit into a world I've never understood or felt a part of. Still, I desire to connect with another on a deeper level. In person, face to face, with mutual empathy or something along those lines. I don't know if that's even possible, I don't get people at all.
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: Journeytoletgo, JustVisiting, OreoWellington and 3 others

Similar threads

C
Replies
0
Views
62
Offtopic
cantdecidenameeven
C
anopenwound
Replies
0
Views
54
Suicide Discussion
anopenwound
anopenwound
UnnervedCompany
Replies
7
Views
238
Recovery
UnnervedCompany
UnnervedCompany
slamjoetry
Replies
7
Views
117
Offtopic
Reflection
Reflection
nevergoodenough91
Replies
1
Views
117
Suicide Discussion
aipuweth
aipuweth