Aellyce

Has anyone started experiencing rejection in personally meaningful areas as an adult?

I was an overweight child and bullied about it until ~9 years of age, when I started an extreme diet, and that initiated a series of eating disorders that I could not put an end to until ~25. So I think there was lots of issues with social rejection before 10.

But my temperament (inherited, or biologically determined part of personality) is very independent, and non-negative.

I grew up in a loving home, only child, but with wonderful parents. I also discovered friendship very early in life, and have always had at least one good friend since kindergarten. And they never betrayed me or abandoned me unless a very strong rational reason that I accepted.

So this thing at 40... feels crazy. But I think I'm also good at detaching, effortlessly. Yet, this is about a study we performed when I was very depressed, drinking heavily, and unable to act... and yeah, the result is just that, rejected.

Thanks for listening.