Rejection Feels Exactly Like Spilling Coffee On Yourself 15.11K Remy Stern 05/14/11 05:17PM Filed to: Relationships Relationships Republished According to another groundbreaking study, rejection doesn't merely wound your psyche, it actually physically hurts, man. And we're talking about a pain not unlike "dropping something on your toe or getting lemon juice in a papercut." [Jezebel]