"I'm so stupid!" Chances are that through out your lifetime you've heard someone say this statement or one like it. Also, chances are that you've consoled them by informing them of the exact opposite. Many people use these negative descriptions towards themselves in return for an expected compliment. But does using this simple way of boosting your self esteem have any long term consequences? Does this form of faulty reassurance really help anybody in the …showed first 75 words of 488 total…

…showed last 75 words of 488 total…In my opinion the lesson learned today is that if a person is milking you for compliments, don't give them what they want, don't continue to allow them to influence us with negativity. Help somebody learn that they will have to keep their chin up to survive in this world. Unless of course you're a guy and a woman asks you if she looks fat, then you have to give them exactly what they want!