Improving Self-Esteem and Self-WorthStopping with "Thank You." - Improving Self-Esteem and Self-Worth https://www.terryledford.com/stopping-with-thank-you/ Do you tend to be self-critical? Do you sabotage yourself in relationships or at work? Do you perceive others as critical or rejecting? Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:18:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 83678990 Stopping with “Thank You.” https://www.terryledford.com/stopping-with-thank-you/ https://www.terryledford.com/stopping-with-thank-you/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2014 01:16:03 +0000 Terry Ledford, Ph.D. http://yourcorevalue.wordpress.com/?p=608 When someone compliments you, how do you respond? Do you respond with some depreciating remark about yourself? “I tried, but I didn’t do a very good job. Someone else could have done better.” Do you quickly return a compliment, as a way of getting attention off yourself? “Well, I was just thinking about how pretty […]

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]]> When someone compliments you, how do you respond? Do you respond with some depreciating remark about yourself? “I tried, but I didn’t do a very good job. Someone else could have done better.” Do you quickly return a compliment, as a way of gettingThank_you attention off yourself? “Well, I was just thinking about how pretty that dress looks on you.” Does your response reveal your distrust of the compliment? “Right, now you’re just trying to make an old woman feel good.” Or do you just say “Thank you?”

We often have trouble accepting a compliment because we mistakenly believe that to do so would suggest that we are proud or arrogant. We fear that a simple “Thank you” would indicate that we agree with the compliment and feel we are superior in some way. Think about it. If you genuinely compliment someone and they just say “Thank you,” do you think they are being arrogant, or do you feel good that the compliment was accepted?

We sometimes have trouble accepting a compliment because we are self-critical and can’t imagine that the statement was genuine. The words are so opposed to our self-beliefs, and we assume that our “truth” is evident to everyone.

Regardless of the reason, responding to a compliment with any response other than “Thank you” is unnecessary and sometimes even impolite. Pay attention to your responses to compliments. Force yourself to respond with a simple “Thank you.” It’s enough.

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