How I Stopped Dismissing Praise and Started Believing Compliments
âIâve met people who are embattled and dismissive, but when you get to know them, you find that theyâre vulnerableâthat hauteur or standoffishness is because theyâre pedaling furiously underneath.â ~Matthew Macfadyen
It was impossible to miss the dismissive hand gesture and distasteful look on her face in response to my comment.
âYou ooze empathy,â I had said in all sincerity to my therapist.
âAnd whatâs it like if I blow off or disregard that compliment?â she countered. Then, as usual, she waited.
âAh, it feels terrible,â I sputtered as the lights of insight began to flicker. I was acutely …