Rejection Data Is Not Verdict Data
Use reattribution dimensions to avoid overgeneralizing from a single rejection.
Do not let one decision pretend to be a pattern. Rejection sensitivity overgeneralizes to protect you A painful "no" can make the future feel settled. The mind says, "Remember this. It will happen again." That prediction may feel protective, but it often turns one event into a global rule before the evidence supports it. Reattribution asks for dimensions Test the cause across three dimensions: specific versus global, temporary versus stable, and controllable versus not controllable. "They needed someone with prior client context tomorrow" is specific, temporary, and partly outside your control. "I am not trusted with hard things" is global…
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