How worthy do you feel you are of the compliments you receive?

Mostly, I am referred to as smart. Whether I am or not, I suppose no stranger can really know, and I do not intend on trying to prove myself. Several things make me doubt my intelligence, one of them is that I think what I understand, assuming I am even correct, should be obvious to most others, especially given my many defiencies. It is as if any fool should understand and even know better.

What about you?

Answer:
..I like compliments. I work hard at what I do and give myself credit. It's nice to be noticed. It's nice to have positive feedback.

Feeling you are unworthy of compliments is a symptom of low self-esteem...a mindset which can create a host of serious problems, especially in relationships.

I recommend that you go ahead and accept the compliments graciously, and internally, give yourself full credit. Each time you do that, it will be like making a deposit in your personal account of self-worth. The interest you draw is self-esteem. No deposits, no principal, no interest.

Ah, if you are reffered to it that much, it is most likely true.

A compliment is simply a positive observation, so if you did something to deserve that compliment (if you made an intelligent comment) then you deserve the compliment. I always feel worthy because a compliment is usually a sincere and honest opinion, and I welcome them.

Very, as long as I believe they are being serious I accept all compliaments.

Compliments are only as honest and true as the person giving them and the person receiving them. Sometimes people who say you are smart really mean it as an insult and sometimes they believe you are smart because they have compared you with themselves. What you think may not be obvious to others because others may not have the mind reading abilities that you have. I can only suspect that other peoples thoughts are obvious to you just as you suspect theirs to be. Being defient is certainly no gift but you can work with that one.

if the person giving the compliment sees this quality in you then they really feel you are smart, to them you are, so take it and say thanks. your not going to please everybody but those who recognize your gifts, want you to recognize them as well. so they let you know what they think. compliments are a good thing, they motivate us, and in reality cause us to want to live up to those compliments, and be a smarter person, or nicer person, or whatever your are complimented on.

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