Are they talking to me? Learning to accept a compliment

Everyone likes hearing that they did a good job or that their work made someone else’s life better, right? Sure, but when you have been continuously doubted, made fun of, or shamed because of your chronic illness, accepting a compliment isn’t so easy.

Insult or Compliment?

When someone says “You don’t look sick“, do you take it as an insult or a compliment?  Personally I take it as an insult and here is why. 1. “You don’t look sick” is an accusation, not a compliment.  Those words accuse the person in pain of being a liar.  If people who haven’t aContinue reading “Insult or Compliment?”

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