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How to Handle Criticism
Posted on February 16, 2016 Leave a Comment
I hope to bring a fresh perspective to a sensitive subject. As writers, we’re regularly critiqued, edited, and otherwise told to change our text. It can get downright discouraging if we don’t have the proper attitude toward it. If we have rejection issues (like I do), it can feel personal, when it’s really not. #amwriting […]
Flipping My Sanguine Switch
Posted on October 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
My Aunt Juanita didn’t know I could talk until I was five years old. I always hid behind my mother’s skirts, just like this little girl. I was extremely shy, one of the symptoms of rejection syndrome, which at that time, I didn’t even know existed, let alone realize it affected me. Through the years, […]
Rejection Issues–Symptoms Part III
Posted on September 29, 2015 Leave a Comment
On this website you can find the classic symptoms of rejection, or what is clinically known as Avoidant Personality Disorder. You can check those out here. Today, I’m going to be talking about three symptoms of APD, rejection syndrome, root of rejection.
Rejection Issues — Part I
Posted on September 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Today, I’m starting a series of posts expanding my understanding of rejection issues, how they affected me, and how I’m recovering from them. It is my hope you’ll be encouraged to examine yourself to see if any of these issues affect you. #rejectionissues #rejectionsymptoms #rejectionhope Click to Tweet
Writing Emotional Pain—Part II
Posted on September 8, 2015 Leave a Comment
I’m reposting this, (with some editing) because it’s been nearly a year. I really did try to not “bleed” on you, but I did, didn’t I? Well, here’s the update. Yes, “Meghan’s Choice” has been rejected nine times within about a year and a half (four publishers, three contests, and two agents). I’ve healed from […]
Facing Your Fear–What are YOU Afraid Of?
Posted on June 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf? Will he huff and puff and blow your ‘house’ down? Your life is too precious to continue to live in fear. Click to Tweet I’ve heard it said that we’re all afraid of “something”–whether it’s a fear of heights, fear of water, fear of dogs, fear of the […]
Here We Go Again–Another Rejection
Posted on June 2, 2015 4 Comments
Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly. Nine rejections in a year. Maybe that’s not a lot for most writers, but for someone healing from rejection issues like me, it’s like having a hundred. I’ve read posts by other writers who say they have so many rejections they could paper a wall with […]
Rejection Issues–Healing Part II
Posted on May 12, 2015 Leave a Comment
On this website you can find the classic symptoms of rejection, or what is clinically known as Avoidant Personality Disorder. You can check those out here. When I was growing up, I had all the classic symptoms, shy, uncomfortable in new situations where I didn’t know anyone, hard time making friends, etc. One side effect […]
Rejection Issues–Healing–Part I
Posted on April 14, 2015 Leave a Comment
Healing is a process. My healing has come in stages. As I go along, I’ll tell my story, in some detail, but not all. I believe I have received personal revelation from God Himself about myself before I was born. Healing comes in different ways. My healing came first from God, then people. When in […]
For Those with Rejection Issues
Posted on February 11, 2015 2 Comments
I’ve added a new tab on this website. About 13 years ago, I discovered I had “the root of rejection.” What is that, anyway? I’m going to be talking about rejection in all its forms in separate posts under that tab. What I’ll do with the posts, is to put a link to the most […]
Donna L.H. Smith 