Rejection

A situation where a person may feel they are being repeatedly rejected by others is if every time they try to talk or tell a joke to someone they immediately get shut down, and the people they are talking to act as if they do not know what they are talking about. This can cause a person to feel rejected because if they observe that the individuals are allowing other people to speak and just not them, then they will begin to feel as if they are not as important. The other people's animosity towards them will begin to make them feel unwanted and rejected. The emotional response that the rejected individual might have is complete withdrawal and maybe even depression if things get out of hand. If that person continuously feels rejected then they may begin to feel as if they have no purpose and they can end up thinking irrationally. By the individuals shutting down everything the person says, they will make him/her speak less and feel like they are not cared for by the individuals they care about.