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Too much undeserved self-praise can lead to depression

Excessive self-flattery is the habit of praising or complimenting yourself too much, often without a real reason or truth. It means talking about your own skills or looks in a way that is exaggerated. [1, 2]

Signs of Excessive Self-Flattery
Boasting: Constantly talking about your own wins and success.

Hiding flaws: Pretending you never make mistakes or have bad traits.

Fishing for praise: Saying good things about yourself so others will agree and clap for you.

Exaggerating truth: Making your stories sound much bigger or better than they really are. [1, 2]

Why People Do It
Low self-worth: Trying to cover up deep feelings of being small or unliked.

Needing attention: Wanting people to look at you and say you are special.

Habit of ego: Feeding an ego that never feels full or happy with simple facts. [1, 2]

Effects on Relationships
Annoyance: Other people get tired of hearing someone talk only about themselves.

Fake bonds: It stops you from making real, deep connections because you hide your true self.

Doubt: People stop trusting what you say when you always praise yourself.

apa.org
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