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Adolescenceis a challenging time in a persons development.
Naturally, theres a big chance of stumbling and making some mistakes, as your decision-making is still immature.
It was nothing unusual, as they were a friendly bunch.
The woman told the teen she was calling the cops, and the teenager bolted straight away.
She specified that the teenager was still just akid, but she barely knew him and felt threatened.
In the moms view, teenagers havecrushesall the time and theres nothing strange about it.
To top it off, the womans sister also deemed her behavior as an overreaction.
Depending on the subjects sensitivity to rejection, it can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
In such a scenario, a person interprets any ambiguous situation as a sign of disinterest.
This innate interpretation leads to rejection-orientated thinking, where a turndown is expected.
However, one could argue that being rejected is better than living in regret.
In an article covered byPsychology Today, both of these states of mind are compared.
Check out the results:
