These are 2 articles about 'shunning' on Psychology today.
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In the past few months, the topic of shunning has presented itself to us one too many times to be ignored. And so we off-road from our usual topic of PTSD and delve into this unfortunately pervasive social phenomenon.
You spend hours or days—maybe longer—trying to figure out what you did to warrant being ignored, or worse, being rejected. This really hurts when that other person is someone you thought liked you, accepted you, and maybe even ideally respected you.
When it becomes evident that the shunning is directed at just you, it is like silent bullying.
What can we do when we are shunned? We can take control of our reactions and actions. We can attempt to find out why the shunning has occurred or ignore it and move on with our lives – find a new playground and new playmates. Sounds simple – but it’s hard.
But in the final analysis, we all have a choice and we are all responsible for our actions. No matter what, our future is upon us and we have a choice: We can stare ahead at gloomy skies, or work toward creating a brighter, sunnier future. Of course, as perennial optimists, we always look up and out to better times ahead, and encourage others to join with us on that more inviting path.
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Excerpts:
In the past few months, the topic of shunning has presented itself to us one too many times to be ignored. And so we off-road from our usual topic of PTSD and delve into this unfortunately pervasive social phenomenon.
You spend hours or days—maybe longer—trying to figure out what you did to warrant being ignored, or worse, being rejected. This really hurts when that other person is someone you thought liked you, accepted you, and maybe even ideally respected you.
When it becomes evident that the shunning is directed at just you, it is like silent bullying.
What can we do when we are shunned? We can take control of our reactions and actions. We can attempt to find out why the shunning has occurred or ignore it and move on with our lives – find a new playground and new playmates. Sounds simple – but it’s hard.
But in the final analysis, we all have a choice and we are all responsible for our actions. No matter what, our future is upon us and we have a choice: We can stare ahead at gloomy skies, or work toward creating a brighter, sunnier future. Of course, as perennial optimists, we always look up and out to better times ahead, and encourage others to join with us on that more inviting path.
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