How back-handed compliments can affect your mental health
Live Mint“That’s a beautiful dress you have on, but are you sure the colour suits you?” Although Saloni’s first reaction was to smile and thank her husband-to-be, his ‘compliment’ left her confused. Like other Indian women, who have experienced these back-handed compliments, referred to as negging, from family members and friends from a young age, Saloni, too, had normalised emotional abuse. This often blurs a child’s understanding of compliments and negging, leading to confusion in intimate relationships as adults,” Ruchi says. “Such children are clueless about boundaries and fail to develop a sense of self-esteem, which they often carry into their adult lives and relationships,” Shah says. “If they make you feel bad for voicing your concerns or always play the victim, please treat these as red flags,” Malick says.
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