Giving and receiving compliments- but not enough.

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  1. Mr. Tired

    Mr. Tired Professional Idiot

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    Another Late Night Deep Discussion with Ollie™️ after talking with friendly @GREED444


    You ever been complimented by someone, and feel embarrassed about it? Which is natural, and the response 'thanks' is almost automatic. But most of the time, do you just not believe them? Or think, "Yeah...right" and walk away, feeling a little more down instead of happy someone complimented you?

    I feel like people are not confident with themselves enough these times, especially with the certain double standard pressuring on men and women. We don't compliment each other enough.

    Worse, we never compliment ourselves half as much, more so waking up and looking in the mirror and hating ourselves instead. You then start the day off feeling bad about yourself, into it turns into a bad habit of self-loathing.
    Then having repeated thoughts, as 'Not good enough at this', 'could do better than that', and 'no way I could do this'. And even thinking (too much) about how others are better than ourselves can bring your spirits down. "She's so prettier than me", "He is so good withdrawing", "I could never be as brave as them".
    I believe strongly we should compliment and love ourselves more, along with giving compliments more often to others.
    I remember a ton of times complimenting someone, and then getting a troubled look on their face, before hesitantly saying thank you, or their body language and vibe get tense. As if they're expecting me to then ask a favour, and turn untrusting.

    It's sad complimenting someone, only for them to shrug it off, or shyly shake their head and say, "No way, stop joking" and laugh it off since they don't believe it, or think they're not good enough.
    It makes me feel sad.

    And I feel like a big-time bozo hypocrite writing this too.
     
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    I don't know what to do when someone give compliments. Sometimes I just compliment back.
     
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    Mr. Tired Professional Idiot

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    Maybe we should have a Compliment day? (′▽`〃)/
     
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    That sounds fun. Sure, why not? When tho?
     
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    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    Uselessdead23 〘Dead but alive at heart〙

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    I-,
    You could say I'm pretty naraccistic but I'm just really confident,
    I compliment others all the time because they deserved it and they always usually compliment back I'm not asking to be complimented but oh hell yeah,
    I always just say 'i know right and *flips hair' or 'Yes you're right'

    Although I do get jealous or envious my happiness for them always come first,
    Like they can do that? I'm so proud omg must be hard work,
    I turned my jealousy to inspiration~

    Although doubting yourself can't be avoided I just always try to be optimistic,
    Even anxious sometimes I don't show it and just act in a care free manner like I don't care when I really do, and take the lead when no one can't.
     
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    Mr. Tired Professional Idiot

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    There is nothing being wrong with super confident, some people are just so insecure they feel jealous of it. But being narcissistic and confident are very different things, and I'm positive on my fake bakery you're not the latter.
     
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    I love myself, and i love to appreciate the hard work that others haa put their effort into! So yeah, i love receiving compliment and love to sincerely complimenting others! :aww::aww::aww:

    But sometimes, they thought that I was flirting instead....:facepalm:
     
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    Ik!~
    People always confuse narcissist to confidence!
    sometimes people who I compliment will get angry for me bc I compliment them!,
    They think it's fake and that I'm mocking them~
    I feel pity for people like those, they don't realize their own worth, they doubt themselves so of course they will doubt others.

    THIS, like nooo, it's my good will!
     
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    Ollie, I'm a narcissit TT_TT
    I love myself and I am way to important
    ( ^_^)/
     
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    Every compliment and friendly touch to someone automatically seems romantic to some people in their minds. :blobunsure:

    It's frustrating. :blobcat_rawr::blobcat_rawr: Especially a boy and girl friendship. They always wanna pressure them into dating, or say men and women can't platonically support and love eachother without, "Something on the side~" or "behind curtains (; " ugh. :blob_catflip:
     
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    today vanlee told me I'm adorable during dogeball, I said "I know I am"
    My ego grows bigger with each compliment
     
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    As long as you don't bring others down and make them feel like shit, cause trouble, or are too annoying then, ya know what? I think being narcissistic isn't that bad~
     
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    If someone were to compliment me, i wouldn't really know how to react, my parents don't even compliment me

    The first time someone complimented was around a few years ago I think? They were really sweet but I never really got to know who that person was since they just wrote it on my paper
     
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    With your consent, can I bonk your parents upon the head and give you a hug?
     
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    wasntbornyesterday Well-Known Member

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    I'm actually not shy in real life but I avoid interacting with other humans and my likabilty tworards others depends on their seating arrangments TT_TT. And my ego only gets fat when someone compliments me.
     
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    Sure you can~ I like hugs~
     
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    The kid in the back of class usually chill. And has food~
     
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    I appear quite narcissist and confident when I'm with my friends but in reality I'm a introvert and always self conscious and even if others compliment me because of my looks I still feel depressed and feels that they're not really complimenting me
     
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    I'm very quiet in polite in real life, (its because of my narcissism that does not want me to get in trouble or cause' I aint know you and your seat doesn't matter to me). But I'm only narcissistic when I'm with my friends and I only say things like that when I get compliments from them and when I know its okay to do so. Vanlee called me adorable because I'm shorter than her and I was playing with her arm and shes a close friend so its okay to allow my ego to get fat I think.
     
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