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Psychology says people who feel uncomfortable receiving compliments often display these 8 traits that started forming in childhood

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A coworker tells them they did a great job on the presentation, and instead of hearing it, their brain is already building a list of things they could have done better. The praise doesn’t register. It bounces. Psychology says the discomfort most people chalk up to modesty or social awkwardness often traces back much further than the moment itself. The traits underneath it started forming in childhood. 1. Their perfectionism doesn’t have a finish…

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We have all experienced at some point that situation in which someone congratulates us for something we did or achieved and, instead of enjoying the recognition, we are overwhelmed by shame and an unpleasant feeling that is difficult to explain. We have difficulty saying “thank you”, we downplay the importance of our achievement or even think that “it’s nothing special”. This reaction, rather than necessarily being a sign of shyness, can be re…

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We have all experienced this situation in which someone congratulates us for something that we have done or achieved and, instead of enjoying the recognition, invades us with shame and an uncomfortable feeling difficult to explain. We find it difficult to thank, diminish importance to our achievement or even think that ‘it’s not to ... Continue reading “Psychology says that people who feel uncomfortable receiving praises, share these unique trai…

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A nice word, a success greeted... and an immediate uneasiness. For some people, compliments are less easy to welcome than it seems. The post Psychology affirms that people who do not like to receive compliments share these particular traits since childhood appeared first on Marie France, women's magazine.

With every compliment, you have the reflex to lower yourself or respond with a pirouette? From low self-esteem to trauma, this common gesture tells a story that psychology is beginning to shed light on. The post "No but you're laughing, it's nothing": what psychology says about people who find it hard to accept a compliment without devalorizing themselves appeared first on aufeminin.com.

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Bolde broke the news on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
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