Rejection Therapy is a TikTok trend where individuals intentionally seek rejection by stepping outside their comfort zones to perform acts they wouldn't normally attempt, aiming to build confidence for future interactions. Examples include a woman standing up on a flight to wish everyone a pleasant journey, which was met with silence, and others asking strangers for unusual favors like throwing yarn at them or requesting money. While some find these actions awkward or question their effectiveness compared to traditional therapy, participants believe it's life-changing, helping them become more outgoing and comfortable in social situations. The trend sparks mixed reactions, with some appreciating the initiative to engage socially and others concerned about the impact on unsuspecting bystanders.
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00:00Have a lovely flight, everybody!
00:03Woo!
00:04Cheers to making memories!
00:07There are many different types of therapy.
00:09Dialectical, exposure therapy, or even CBT,
00:12which I swear doesn't stand for what you think it does.
00:14Well, the internet, TikTok, likes to invent new forms of therapy,
00:17and this new one is called rejection therapy.
00:19Kind of similar to exposure therapy,
00:21except not done with a licensed therapist,
00:23you go out into the wild and do something you wouldn't normally have the courage to do.
00:26In order to get that rejection,
00:28a rejection that is supposed to strengthen your confidence for future situations.
00:31One example is this woman on a flight who stands up and says,
00:34Have a lovely flight, everybody! Here's to making memories!
00:37To which most passengers stayed completely silent.
00:39I mean, this just doesn't seem like a realistic way to approach rejection.
00:43No one wants to be in your TikTok while they're on a plane,
00:45and so the only course of action is to stare at it awkwardly, or look away.
00:48I mean, I don't know what you expected them to do.
00:50To stand up as well?
00:51Also, what is this giving you the confidence to do?
00:53This MFIsNotReal delusion in the back of the plane?
00:56Jokes aside, maybe it's good that Zoomers and young TikTokers
00:59are going out of their way to actually try and communicate with other human beings in real life.
01:03It's kind of fun to just talk to a random person on the street, you know,
01:06do some NPC dialogue.
01:07Nice weather, huh? Boy, I could live in this forever!
01:09And then watch as the other person puts headphones in and pretends you don't exist.
01:12I guess that's rejection therapy.
01:14Now, this TikToker Sophie does these sorts of TikToks a lot,
01:16and so she's getting used to it.
01:18She's used to getting rejected or looked at weirdly,
01:20and so she has strengthened her resolve, like an anime character.
01:23This is her training arc.
01:24She might become world leader, or Hokage by the end of this,
01:27by touching the souls of every passerby she encounters.
01:30She'll combine humanity into one.
01:31She notes that this is life-changing,
01:33and many would assume she's become more outgoing and comfortable in social situations.
01:36Maybe she's onto something here.
01:38I need to memorize ten lines at the beginning of the day to use out in public.
01:41These are super funny, although a bit awkward if you're some random person
01:44injected into one of these videos,
01:45and honestly, before long, these will probably just turn into prankers
01:48dropping gallon jugs of milk on the ground at Target.
01:50But some people treat this like a challenge,
01:52by doing an interaction every day, like it's some sort of video game quest.
01:55Here's a video by Michelle Panning,
01:57who gets really excited because she asks someone for $100.
02:00That's a fine and dandy one, it's quick and over with.
02:02The airplane one by Sophie is particularly rough,
02:04because she now has to sit back down and succumb this entire flight.
02:07That's not rejection therapy, that's mental torture therapy.
02:09I mean, everyone on this eight-hour flight is going to be thinking about
02:12the TikTok girl doing a victory speech at the beginning of the flight,
02:14like she's about to drink beer with a team of Vikings.
02:17Some of these are very silly, though.
02:18I really like this one by Holden Lane Goldberg,
02:20who just goes up to someone and asks,
02:22hey, can I throw yarn at you?
02:23And honestly, if rejection therapy is just tossing crafts and supplies
02:27to your friends at Michael's, sign me up.
02:29Some of them need a little more sauce, though, okay?
02:32Like this one by Claire Ruddy.
02:33She's already giddy, smiling and looking back at the camera,
02:36as she's asking for a Slurpee.
02:38Imagine how she looks to the dude she's talking to, I'd be so concerned.
02:42I think you'd have a better chance of acquiring a Slurpee
02:44if you had the phone off,
02:45but I guess then it wouldn't be a TikTok or rejection therapy.
02:48She ends up getting a hug in this video,
02:50and the guy starts to, like, cough up phlegm.
02:52It's an insane video, very funny.
02:54One of the comments made me laugh.
02:56Bro started to vacuum her.
02:58Nunu from Teletubbies in the 7-Eleven be like,
03:01so do you think it works?
03:02I think maybe these people should try real therapy,
03:05but asking people for Slurpees and throwing yarn
03:07at random strangers is fun, I guess,
03:09so maybe Zoomer TikTok therapy is awesome, actually.
03:12Bye.
03:15♪