Why do the posts that cut the deepest always appear in communities like shitposting and the like? I say to myself as I try to pretend this post doesn’t involve me.

Looks perfectly fine to me.

It took me until my late thirties but I figured it out. I break my mental freeze from a compliment by just saying out loud what just happened. I say, “That was a compliment.” Then natural empathy and politeness take over and I continue with, “Thank you for the kind words.” This can happen simultaneously with feeling and silently processing the shame and discomfort that being complimented causes.

Good luck everyone.

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