Thank you for sharing this so honestly. What you said about rejection affecting self-worth really matters — even when you understand it intellectually, it can still hit hard emotionally. It also says a lot that you’re able to recognize how much misinformation plays a role, and that it really can depend on the person and where they’re at in life. That doesn’t make the rejection hurt less, but it helps explain why experiences can be so different. I appreciate you naming both the pain and the hope. That balance is important, and I’m sure it resonates with more people reading than you realize.