Rejection therapy on the rise - BBC World Service #shorts

What if the best way to stop fearing rejection is to seek it out? Rejection therapy - the idea of deliberately putting yourself in situations where you might be rejected - has exploded on social media. From asking strangers for favours to dancing on trains, people are documenting their experiences online. Click here to subscribe to our channel ?? https://bbc.in/3VyyriM What in the World presenter, Hannah Gelbart, tries it out. And Claudia Hammond, a psychologist and BBC presenter, joined the podcast to explain the psychology behind the trend. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ?? https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ?? https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ?? https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #rejectiontherapy #rejection #socialanxiety