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When positive recognition reveals years of internalized criticism

I started crying in the middle of a meeting today because someone complimented my presentation and I realized it was the first time in twenty years anyone had noticed what I was good at instead of what I was doing wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unexpected validation can illuminate the depth of negative self-concept developed over time.

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