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Do You Deal Well With Compliments?


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You did great!
 
Congrats on your new look and on taking the lovely compliment!
 
Great success!
 
 
Josie, Health Educator
13 years ago 0 373 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I have a difficult time with compliments, too, hugs and I also lost a lot of weight over the last year.  I think about how I feel when I give people complements - I want people to accept them.  So, now, if people pay me complements, I say "thank you" because I know they don't want me to disagree with them on their complement.  And sometimes...it feels really nice!
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I've lost 16 pounds over 22 months, and 4 inches off my waist.  Today I was surprised to meet a second cousin who complimented me on my weight loss, and she introduced her children and nanny.  I mumbled something about not recognizing her out of context, to cloud the embarassing fact that I rarely go out anyway, and couldn't recognize her.
 
What was great was that I accepted the compliment, showing I'd changed something about me.  In the past, I think I would have trouble accepting a compliment.  I felt a lot better afterwards too, since that comment was a reminder of my hard work and respect for myself.
 
I wonder how others do with compliments?

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