Loving an insecure person can be frustrating. You always feel like you have to offer praise or reassurance. Not only can that be exhausting, but in trying to do what you think is helpful, you might actually be making matters worse.
When people with insecurities hear something good about themselves, they tend to doubt or even dismiss it, as much research shows. This means, quite perplexingly, that hearing positive feedback can often raise their anxieties, because it may clash with the more pessimistic views they hold of themselves.
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
4/21/2020
5/03/2010
Find the right words
“He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.” - Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, 1900.
Forget about arguments. They will come and go. But words last forever. Think fast but think twice about what you are going to say. When you start any conversation, even a debate, with a kind word you will find that you have gained the attention you need to put the right words.
Forget about arguments. They will come and go. But words last forever. Think fast but think twice about what you are going to say. When you start any conversation, even a debate, with a kind word you will find that you have gained the attention you need to put the right words.
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