Thanks for the post! As i read the title my mid started working and making automatic connections. It is in deed a feeling I still have a tough time with to some extent, though it use to be devastating.

Now, I take it with a grain of salt and put it between parenthesis. If the same parenthesis get filled with the same results more than three times, it is usually time for me to talk to a close trusty person.

since I don't necessarily follow status quo easily, I feel in the way of such rejection and understand its functions.

As a way of subdue this feeling and give it perspective as well as a different light, I refer to the quote by Mahatma Gandhi saying:

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

From there, I usually find myself in smooth sailing conditions again. Namaste :)