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Taking a compliment

Amerantin (former member)
6 months ago

I’ve never known how to take a compliment. Whenever anyone says anything nice about me, no matter how minor, I just stare blankly, lost for words. I have no clue what to say. This happens even if it’s written in an email or on a forum like this.

Just a feature of my personality or something that is common for autistic people?

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  • 6 months ago

    I thought I’m the only one… I hate compliments and I say it honestly (if it’s my family member) because I don’t believe they are true and I hate lies. But once I found myself in a highly uncomfortable situation, when my supervisor complimented me a lot and offered a promotion which I on one hand wanted, on another hand I knew I would fail as a manager. Anyway this whole situation and the compliments were too much for me and I started crying and my reaction was so inadequate that she got confused and dropped the topic. She probably came to conclusion that there is something wrong with me. 

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  • 6 months ago

    I thought I’m the only one… I hate compliments and I say it honestly (if it’s my family member) because I don’t believe they are true and I hate lies. But once I found myself in a highly uncomfortable situation, when my supervisor complimented me a lot and offered a promotion which I on one hand wanted, on another hand I knew I would fail as a manager. Anyway this whole situation and the compliments were too much for me and I started crying and my reaction was so inadequate that she got confused and dropped the topic. She probably came to conclusion that there is something wrong with me. 

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