Day 4 of #31daysofselflove from @blessingmanifesting - What is a compliment that you struggle to acc
Day 4 of #31daysofselflove from @blessingmanifesting - What is a compliment that you struggle to accept about yourself? I knew coming into this that day 4 would be a tough one for me to explain. I’ve always been good at accepting compliments. I often try to downplay them in an effort to be polite, but overall I know my strengths as well as my weaknesses. When someone compliments me I’ll make a joke, compliment them back, thank them, smile… it’s all so simple to do that I often felt confused about people who said that they weren’t good at receiving compliments. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! It’s so simple. A week ago in amidst of my raging depression and self depreciating Corey said something to me that clicked, “You’re not the monster that you think you are.” I’ve spent my entire life holding very strongly and very seriously the belief that the way people perceive me is different for each person and that the real me is not any of the good things people say. Person A sees me as strong because they need a friend who’s strong. Person B sees me as caring and kind and understanding because they wanted me to be that way. I was projecting other people’s compliments to me back on to them and never truly accepting that they were genuine (no malicious intent implied) or that I could ever honestly be any of those good things that people would say to me. What if, maybe I am actually kind or smart or funny or caring or strong or beautiful? Is that even possible? #dysphoria #personalitydysmorphia #blessingmanifesting #BeKindYetStrong (at Bon Air (Pittsburgh)) -- source link
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