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Every Friday on The Verywell Mind Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Amy Morin, LCSW, shares the “Friday Fix”—a short episode featuring a quick, actionable tip or exercise to help you manage a specific mental health issue or concern.
Friday Fix: Episode 103
On the surface, it seems like hearing nice things about yourself would help you feel good. After all, don’t you want to know if your colleague thinks you’re brilliant or the person you’re dating thinks you’re attractive?
If hearing a compliment actually makes you feel uncomfortable, though, you’re not alone. Most people cringe when they hear a compliment about themselves.
Fortunately, you can grow more comfortable with hearing nice things about yourself. But first, you have to understand why you don’t want to hear compliments.
In an attempt to alleviate the awkwardness, we tend to deflect compliments. Consequently, we miss out on the benefits of hearing praise.
So in this Friday Fix, I share the four main reasons compliments make us cringe, the three ways we try to deflect compliments and the things you can do to get more comfortable hearing nice things about yourself.
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Links and Resources
- Follow Amy Morin on Instagram.
- Check out Amy’s books on mental strength.
- Watch Amy’s TEDx Talk The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong
- The Secrets to Being Confident with Bestselling Author Heather Monahan
- 11 Signs of Low Self-Esteem
