[AussiePea]

Rejection from the opposite sex is my SA, or at least the core of it, so you are not alone. Guess it is a side effect of being ever so subtly told I was ugly through school etc which in turn damaged my self esteem and confidence enough to think that no chick will ever find me attractive and therefore there is no point in trying because it will always lead to rejection.

Irrational (specially since I had a gf), but that's how SA works

 

[AussiePea]

I think that's one thing which gets ignored a bit, working on the self esteem issues first before trying to tackle the fear head on by talking to people with the fear of rejection, because as long as you still see yourself in a negative light, you will always think of others looking down on you. So i think first forming a more positive image of yourself before moving onto the SA side of things is probably more successful and a better way to approach it. But that's just my thoughts.