Self-Rejection and Dissociative Identity Disorder
Learning to love and be loved
We all feel a sense of rejection of ourselves from time to time. We briefly see ourselves as imperfect and reject how we live in light of how we wish to be. That’s healthy.
However, often, people who live with the chaos of dissociative identity disorder (DID) use self-rejection as a weapon, carrying on the disastrous abuse they incurred while young.
This article will focus on self-rejection and how we can mitigate its impact on our lives during our healing.
What is Self-Rejection?
Self-rejection is an emotional model that happens when people prevent themselves from acting because they fear failure or rejection from others. As a coping mechanism, self-rejection causes us to undermine our worth so that we can avoid being rejected by others.
Below are just a few examples of self-rejection.
· You do not apply for a job that you feel would be perfect for you because you are sure you will not get it and experience humiliation.
· Telling yourself that you should not say or do something that would enhance your life for fear of experiencing negativity.
