The neuroscience of why rejection hurts like physical pain. #shorts @DrTraceyMarks
The neuroscience of why rejection hurts like physical pain. #shorts @DrTraceyMarks
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If rejection feels physically painful, that’s not you being dramatic.

Your brain processes social pain using the same circuitry as physical pain.

That’s why exclusion can hurt so deeply—and why “just get over it” doesn’t work.

It’s not weakness. It’s biology.

#SocialPain #MentalHealthAwareness #BrainScience #EmotionalHealth #DrTraceyMarks
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The neuroscience of why rejection hurts like physical pain. #shorts

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