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Here’s Why Lonely People Are Afraid of Compliments (www.psychologytoday.com)
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[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.vg 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Past research suggests lonely people fear negative judgment, but a recent study proposes that loneliness is also associated with fear of positive evaluation.

I'm vegan btw.

[–] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

You are one step ahead of the rest of civilization.