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Why do I feel bad when someone does something nice for me, specially if they buy me gifts?

Profile: peacefulkat
peacefulkat on Apr 9, 2017
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It could be due to the fact that you don't see yourself good enough to accept them. You don't see yourself worthy of someone else's money nor gifts and you tend to feel bad. You feel as if they just wasted their money on you.
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Profile: avanef
avanef on Jan 25, 2017
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That's normal to feel that way. I myself feel that way when my friends come to pick me up, or when they pay for my meals. I know how you feel. Those things are normal and I wouldn't let yourself get too bad feeling from it. If anything, it pushes you to do the same thing for them later down the road. Offer to pay for something to give back for their nice gesture.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Mar 5, 2017
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I feel bad qhen someone does something nice for me specially if they buy me gifts because I rather give them recieve, although I know my friends and family give me things without expecting anything back, bur I feel the need to repay them in a friendly matter. I feel mostly embarrased when im gifted, generally not used to it but dont feel need to be so. Feels a lot better to give
Profile: FabulousPiggy
FabulousPiggy on May 22, 2017
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It is completely natural to feel bad abut this kind of thing, as you may not feel as if you deserve it. However, if this person as done this for you, then they more often than not must feel like you deserve it for something, even if it's just something as simple as being their friend.
Profile: calmZebra60
calmZebra60 on Aug 23, 2017
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Do you suffer from low-self esteem? WHether it is highly visible or it is dormant and held together by negative core beliefs, low self-esteem can make it difficult to accept things. We might feel that we are not worthy or deserving; maybe that we haven't earned it, or it is too much, etc. But these things are untrue. Receiving niceties from others is a part of self care in the social circle and should serve to build oneself up.
Profile: lyricalSea85
lyricalSea85 on Nov 9, 2017
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You're scared of people spending their money on you... Maybe because you feel that you cannot return the favor back when time comes. There's nothing to feel bad about it. They did that by choice, nobody forced them. They chose to make you happy, and that is not something you gotta feel guilty about.
Profile: Zizi2906
Zizi2906 on Mar 2, 2018
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It's generally hard for someone to accept a gift without a reason such as birthdays, Christmas, etc. Because we feel undeserving of the gift. We are caught off guard as well as we did not get the person something in return, making us feel like we are in some way using them
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Mar 7, 2018
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Because you're a giver not a taker. You're probably not used to receiving gifts from people and that's ok. You might feel bad for people doing things for you because you may not be able to return the favor and that's alright.
Profile: Nichole121002
Nichole121002 on Aug 4, 2018
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Maybe you feel like you don't deserve it? If that's the case, you are just as worthy and important as any other person. People do nice things for you out of love and because the WANT to not because they HAVE to....YOU ARE WORTHY❤❤❤
Profile: lavenderb0y
lavenderb0y on Nov 16, 2019
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I can’t tell you exactly why but you can probably figure out some patterns. Maybe you grew up in an environment where someone makes you feel ungrateful every time they do something for you, or maybe they do things for you and then let you know how much of a hassle it was. Maybe you’re very independent and just feel that people shouldn’t need to do things for you. I imagine you feel like a nuisance of some sort, so start there. Have people made you feel like a nuisance in the past? Did you grow up with people who act similarly? It’s not a bad thing, but it is good to recognize where it comes from to be able to decide if the source was bad or good.
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