You can actively seek disapproval and work on yourself to not be upset. Select someone who is bound to disagree and, flying in the face of the disapproval, maintain your position calmly. You’ll get better at not being upset, and not having to alter your own views. You’ll be telling yourself that you expect this “contrariness,” that it’s all right for them to be the way they are, and that it really has nothing to do with you. By going after disapproval, rather than avoiding it, you’ll build up your repertoire of behavior for dealing effectively with it.
