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The person with RS will do anything to avoid the pain of being rejected again, and I say 'again' because I believe that this condition arises from being rejected as an infant, and maybe persistently rejected, by a parent. The pain of this experience is buried in the subconscious, but keeps bubbling up in the form of fear of rejection.

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OOOOH! OUCH! You're right. Right about now is when I retreat and search myself to find my thoughts and feelings about the subject to find out where I am, truthfully.

IMHO, no matter how "healthy" I think I am, the fear is always there. Even if I come on as strong and knowing, as much as I hate to admit it, there is a fragile part that will break given the right circumstances.

One coping mechanism I have is to tell myself that I don't care what other people think of me. It works most of the time... except with my family. I don't know if my coping is "right" or not. Gotta think about this.

Thanks, Myzen!