SJ Longthorne

It always comes across to me as a deliberate attempt to detract, like... you could have just said ‘you’re awesome’, but you wanted to make sure it wasn’t that definitive

That’s how I perceive it, but I also skew negative with this stuff. I assume people hate me unless they reassure me otherwise/lay on the niceness without prompting. It’s an issue.

I do wonder. I’m thinking what it might be that causes it. Something has to not only be explicit, but also earned through effort, impromptu and lacking any possible ulterior motive for me to believe it’s true and feel good.

Yeah, likely true. I wonder then why imposter syndrome is so prevalent.