Michelle Panning, a relationship coach, documented herself trying "rejection therapy" for 30 days.
While not an officially recognized form of therapy, 2 therapists said it's a form of exposure therapy.
It inspired Panning to try it herself, documenting a 30-day rejection therapy challenge on her TikTok channel.
While "rejection therapy" isn't a research-backed form of therapy (it was originally coined as the name of a card game by developer Jason Comely), both Goldberg and Farina said that gradual exposure to rejection can help build confidence.
Start smallIf you want to try your own version of rejection therapy, start small and cater it to whatever feels like a stretch, Goldberg said.
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