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When compliments feel like threats instead of gifts

Every time someone gives me a compliment I immediately think they are lying or trying to manipulate me somehow.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inner child's early environment taught that love and praise were conditional or dangerous, creating protective mechanisms against vulnerability.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Inner child work and reparenting?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.