Handling rejection

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Yo guys, I'm 20 years old, college student in the networks and telecommunications major here in Guadalajara, Mexico. I was diagnosed with AS back in elementary school, and after 6 years of neurological and psychological treatment, I pretty much learned every social skill I need in this world; I have my circle of friends from college and high school, have a night out at least twice a month, and overall, I have a normal social life.

However, there's one thing that I don't like: I'm way too sensitive to rejection. Whenever someone rejects me, I suddenly feel like I'm a bad person and I feel like I did an absolutely wrong thing, even though it was completely the other person's fault, regardless if it was a small rejection. As a result, I'm terribly scared of rejection. So far I've never made a single move with a girl in the entire semester at college, and the one and only girl who I feel comfortable hanging out with for something other than friendship, is one of those girls who never reject a single man in order to have sex with hundreds of guys.

Just to give you an example: one Friday, I once asked a girl out on a date on Saturday in the most innocent, casual, and straightforward way imaginable. She said no, I don't like going out; I kinda know her from before (a friend's birthday) and I do believe she really doesn't likes that. The first thing I did on Saturday night was going to a party, drinking 75% of a bottle of scotch, and getting tanked until passing out just to forget what she said.

Any ideas on how to handle it?

I am too but I realized that short term or immediate rejection, which is what you are talking about, isn't all that bad in the grand scheme of things. Try not to take it personally. Basically everyone is extremely picky including you. It has absolutely nothing to do with you being a bad person or person's fault (usually ) and everything to do with human nature. They are doing you a favor by saving you time. Of course it is easy to get attached to someone, but if will be harder to get over it if things get more serious or you have been perusing them for a while, but that is not the end of the world either.

I tend to take rejection pretty hard, also. I recently tried to make an overture of friendliness towards someone, by dropping them a brief e-mail. When they didn't respond for a week, I was disgusted at how discouraged I felt. When they did respond, finally, I had gotten so emotional over their perceived rejection, that I was numb! Now, I'll probably get my hopes up all over again.

I recommend drinking.

The less you think about your past hopes with her the easier it will be. Spend the night doing something you like doing (maybe not drinking, though) and the next day come back looking for other girls, that works best for me.

video games work for me

I don't think drinking is a good answer because alcohol can be quite addicting. But there was one time that a rejected me and to get my mind off of her I reopened an old obsession of mine - species of birds. I categorized all the winter, summer, migratory and year-round resident bird species in my area. For about a month or so it seemed like all I could think about was this , or birds. I am glad I am not there anymore but at the time I felt it really helped me cope. Just an idea. But that rejection really hurt my confidence in some ways and I haven't asked a out since.

The answer is so simple, that it's amazing that nobody has suggested it as of yet. Spread nasty rumors that she's a skank with every VD ever discovered by the entire field of epidemiology and that she was so loose (and not just in a moral sense) that one could cram a football in between her legs.

On a less sarcastic note, my only true advice would be to instantly look for another person. Really quickly. Make dating a thing you do with friendly acquaintences and not people you've known forever. It makes the scenario less awkward and less prone to instant rejection. "You seem like a cool person" is preferable to "but we're friends already" in any case.

How I handle rejection depends on how well I thought I connected with someone.