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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, 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.
On the surface, it seems likehearing nice things about yourselfwould 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.
In an attempt to alleviate the awkwardness, we tend to deflect compliments. Consequently, we miss out on the benefits of hearing praise.
Fortunately, you cangrow more comfortablewith hearing nice things about yourself. But first, you have to understand why you don’t want to hear compliments.
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.
Why It’s Important to Have High Self-Esteem
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