Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

How not to take rejection and disappointment so personally in your personal and professional relationships

Finger Pointing, Taking Things Personally, Rejection and Projection

Aug 31, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

By their nature, political campaigns are chock-full of personal attacks, finger pointing, taking things personally, rejection and projection – here’s why . . .
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Categories: Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Finger-pointing, I’m rubber you’re glue, personal affront, Political campaigns, Politics, Psychologial Projection, psychological projection, Rejection, Rejection, rigged, taking personally, Taking Personally
Does ‘The Art of the Deal’ Mean Selling Your Soul?

Jul 27, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Is Donald Trump the Prince of Darkness with Pied-Piper-Power, asking us to sell our souls? In a list of 50 characteristics of cult leaders, how many of these attributes does he possess?
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Categories: Ben Carson, Bill Moyers, Cult, Cult of Trump, Cult of Trump, Cult-like behavior, Cults, Current Affairs, Dixie Chicks, DNC, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Fear, Lucifer, Lying and Liars, Margaret Singer, Personal Boundaries, Pied Piper, Politics, Prince of Darkness, RNC, Taking Personally, Taking things personally, Therapist Manifesto, Trumpism, Trumpism, William Doherty
Comb-overs, Make-overs and Do-overs

Jun 30, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Some speculations about Comb-overs, Make-overs and Do-overs related to Brexit and the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Categories: Acceptance/Self-Acceptance, Brexit, Current Affairs, Donald Trump, Donald Trump, England, Ireland, Lying and Liars, politicians, Politics, re-vote, referendum, Rejection, Respect, Scotland
From Self-reject to Self-respect

May 29, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Personal attacks, ridiculing, taunting and blaming are flying through the air in this election cycle. For many it brings back memories of our early experiences and triggers own self-doubt and self-rejecting messages.
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Categories: Abuse, Acceptance/Self-Acceptance, Accusations, Blind spots, Blind Spots, Current Affairs, insults, Personal Attacks, Politics, rants, Rejection, Ridicule, self-doubt, Self-esteem, Self-rejection, self-rejection, self-respect, taunts 2016 presidential election
The Two Faces of Dennis Hastert: “Serial Child Molester and Speaker of the House”

Apr 30, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Judge Durkin notes, “Nothing is more stunning than having ‘serial child molester’ and ‘Speaker of the House’ in the same sentence.” Through the poignant descriptions by the wrestlers Dennis Hastert sexually molested, we understand the long-term imprint of abuse.
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Categories: Abuse, Betrayal, Current Affairs, Dennis Hastert, Jolene Burdge, Judge Thomas Durkin, Permission, Rejection, Rejection, Scott Cross, Self-esteem, sexual abuse, Speaker of the House, Tom Cross, voyeurism, Yorkville High School wrestling team
Baiting and Bashing ‘Yo Mama’ Style –– The 2016 Campaign

Mar 29, 2016

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Elayne Savage, PhD

The 2016 presidential campaign has disintegrated into ‘Yo Mama’ types of personal attacks with spouse-bashing and bullying.
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Categories: 2016 presidential campaign, Bullying, bullying, Current Affairs, DC, Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Isomorphism/parallel Process/social contagion, Memes, Microsoft Tay chatbot, Personal Attacks, Politics, Rejection, Washington, wife-bashing, Yo Mama