learn to accept a compliment.

I found that this goal can not be completed unless you intend to also become more confident, and outgoing. Although I may still not be the most outgoing and confident person in the world, I am more comfortable in my own skin. It helps to like yourself, this way you can almost “understand” why you are being complimented.

getting SO much better at this, especially with friends who I know mean it. Its all about self- confidence, and hey, even if you don’t believe, don’t you WANT to believe it?

I found it very hard to do this one. It’s something that i worked at over time. Basically whenever I was complimented I bit back the self deprecation and said thank you. I sometimes felt bewildered but it got easier as time. I also try and give more compliments too.

As a kid, I went to a very small private Catholic school. Instead of being nicer, the kids were much meaner than they would be at a public school. So, oftentimes they would “compliment” me, only for me to find out later that they were actually making fun of me. This makes it hard for me to accept compliments, even though now that I’m in a new school and I’ve grown into myself, I get real compliments. It’s just hard to shake the suspicion that the person is lying.

I absolutely cannot accept a compliment.

I always say something along the lines of, “shut up,” “whatever,” “meh,”.

I would like to be able to do the polite thing and say “thank you,” and not always assume that the complimenter is crazy or full of crap.