Were you praised as a kid?

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foolm0r0n
08/23/2017
01:22 PM
#1
Were you often praised for your skills/intelligence as a kid?





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LeonhartFour
08/23/2017
01:23 PM
#2
yeah I did and I never get praised anymore

I miss those days
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digiiiiiiiii
08/23/2017
01:25 PM
#3
fuck facebook status

i need those retweets

and none of that bullshit favoriting either, real god damn retweets
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ninkendo
08/23/2017
01:29 PM
#4
Nope I was top of my class and never got any praise,because it was expected of me

Now when I get praise these days for something either I did in my job or for someone else I don't know how to process it because I never got it before
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GenesisSaga
08/23/2017
01:33 PM
#5
I was not praised as a child, I was worshiped
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INCEPTlON
08/23/2017
01:39 PM
#6
Yes i did and I do not enjoy it now. I like a simple " Good job" but excessive praise makes me feel uncomfortable
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velocycloraptor
08/23/2017
01:41 PM
#7
Nah best I ever got was "that's what you are supposed to do" type stuff

Hate getting praised now bc I have no idea how to deal with it and assume the person is lying or something
foolm0r0n
08/23/2017
01:41 PM
#8
GenesisSaga posted...
I was not praised as a child, I was worshiped

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_foolmo_
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CeraSeptem
08/23/2017
01:42 PM
#9
No, and praise beyond a basic appreciation makes me deeply uncomfortable
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Jakyl25
08/23/2017
01:50 PM
#10
Often praised as a kid, hate it now

Instilled me with a sense that my worth was tied to grades
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kateee
08/23/2017
01:51 PM
#11
i only like anonymous praise. please do not praise me to my face.
foolm0r0n
08/23/2017
01:53 PM
#12
The praise I got as a kid didn't make me change my sense of worth, but it made me very disillusioned with praise in general since I felt it was always so cheap and given for the dumbest achievements that were not praise worthy at all.
_foolmo_
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MysticBrohan
08/23/2017
02:10 PM
#13
never praised growing up
i wouldnt say i dislike being praised now, but im pretty bad at taking a compliment
Jakyl25
08/23/2017
02:31 PM
#14
foolm0r0n posted...
The praise I got as a kid didn't make me change my sense of worth, but it made me very disillusioned with praise in general since I felt it was always so cheap and given for the dumbest achievements that were not praise worthy at all.


I interpreted the relationship between praise and achievements oppositely

If these achievements are what I'm getting praised for, they must be the only ones worth caring about.
Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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ChaosTonyV4
08/23/2017
02:36 PM
#15
When I did things worthy of it, probably?
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RyoCaliente
08/23/2017
03:23 PM
#16
Never got praised, only heard I could be doing better.
How paralyzingly dull, boring and tedious!
pjbasis
08/23/2017
05:33 PM
#17
I never gave much thought to this before.

I don't really care if I'm praised or not I guess, but I'll take a compliment.
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HotDogButts
08/23/2017
05:54 PM
#18
Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable.
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Mr Lasastryke
08/23/2017
06:40 PM
#19
where's the "was not praised and don't have strong feelings one way or the other if i get praised now" option?
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thundersheep
08/23/2017
06:43 PM
#20
HotDogButts posted...
Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable.


Yep, this sounds like me.
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Cybat
08/23/2017
06:55 PM
#21
thundersheep posted...
HotDogButts posted...
Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable.


Yep, this sounds like me.


pretty much verbatim for me too
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XIII_rocks
08/23/2017
07:09 PM
#22
ChaosTonyV4 posted...
When I did things worthy of it, probably?


This

Praise often makes me feel uncomfortable too, like I wasn't worthy of it. I think if anything I believe I'm capable of doing more, or better, or maybe focus on the negatives of what I did too much.
Such a lust for revenge
LeonhartFour
08/23/2017
07:15 PM
#23
I beat myself up for my own mistakes plenty so some affirmation every now and then is nice

it feels needy to ask other people for affirmation though so I get stuck in a vicious cycle of wanting something but not wanting to ask for it
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Dark Young Link
08/23/2017
07:23 PM
#24
Eh. At times, but not to an extreme amount.

I like getting praised, but at the same time I also don't like it when too much attention is brought upon me. Guess I've always been a bit odd.
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foolm0r0n
08/24/2017
01:33 AM
#25
Mr Lasastryke posted...
where's the "was not praised and don't have strong feelings one way or the other if i get praised now" option?

You have feelings
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HeeCawRoo
08/24/2017
01:38 AM
#26
i dont actually remember, but i know i like being praised now
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MZero11
08/24/2017
01:54 AM
#27
In a way yes. It was mostly about how much better I could do if I actually put effort into things though
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Ngamer64
08/24/2017
05:04 AM
#28
LeonhartFour posted...
yeah I did and I never get praised anymore

I miss those days

Nice bracket!
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Raka_Putra
08/24/2017
05:08 AM
#29
Sometimes, I think. I didn't really buy it or think about it then.
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RPGlord95
08/24/2017
06:02 AM
#30
When i deserved to be.

I still get tons of praise.

It mattered so much to me until i won UotY. Since that is the peak of praise i stopped caring and now am comfortable in my excellence.
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foolm0r0n
08/24/2017
10:43 AM
#31
Winning UOTY doesn't really get you praise, it's more of a badge of honor that you clawed your way to the top and won the game of thrones
_foolmo_
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LeonhartFour
08/24/2017
05:48 PM
#32
Ngamer64 posted...
LeonhartFour posted...
yeah I did and I never get praised anymore

I miss those days

Nice bracket!


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