#not fishing for compliments I promise

[hamartia-grander]

so my general paranoia has always been pretty bad (hi ocd) but I thought it was more manageable the past few years as I've matured and gotten better at catching myself before I spiral, but recently (as in the past three weeks or so) it's been so bad that I do things impulsively as I'm spiralling without even realising it and it's been negatively affecting the way I perceive how friends think of me which I do NOT want to start happening again because that sucked. Idk why it's happening but I'd be grateful for any advice idrk what else to say about it.

#But anyways if you catch me acting really strange (more than usual) #or saying/doing things that seem overly docile or apologetic it's just another spiral don't worry about it #I genuinely don't know why it's gotten so much worse like I didn't change my meds I didn't change my diet I didn't change my habits #nothing crazy happened #I just have no idea #forcing myself to be vulnerable to my friends because I need help and it's about time I let people know that #affirmations certainly help but I feel so so bad asking for them like 'ohh I'm just fishing for compliments' or 'ohh I need someone to say #smthn nice every 6 seconds or I die' or 'ohhh I'm being so dramatic wahh' you know how it is #I at first thought it was just one or two occasions but no it's happened repeatedly consistently with ALL of my friends #and even coworkers and professors #I need to get out of my head I apologise to everyone who's ever had to deal with me spiralling #I promise I don't say the shit I do because I want you to feel bad for me I just genuinely in the moment am thinking that way #I know it's bad and after it's over I feel awful about it but idk what to do

[a-beautiful-fool]

i wish ppl would compliment more on appearances

like, i can wear the same sweater 20 times bc i was told it’s pretty, but i have to be me everyday and nobody ever says i’m pretty

like, c’mon.

#i promise i’m not fishing for compliments #i’m talking more about the overall principal #tell a girl she has pretty eyes!!! literally anything 🙏

[theminecraftbee]

can i tell you all a secret. that secret is that part of me always goes after i post a bigger fic that i spent more time on "maybe this is the time that it's too weird and no one is interested". and then i go to bed. and then i am proven wrong immediately the moral is to post your things that are "too weird" because people'll like them even if they're just written for you alone there is someone else out there with similar taste okay just go for it,

#its really a silly thing to worry at this point #and yet i remain #it's up there with 'am i actually insufferably pretentious' when it comes to 'things i worry at 3 am for no reason' #and then i go to bed and i wake up and i go 'OH ACTUALLY I WAS FINE' #...this is NOT fishing for compliments incidentally do not do that #this is me going 'hey if you ALSO think your thing is too weird. someone will like it i promise'

[notebookpapers]

Promare fans!! Sk8 fans!! May i pitch to you my latest crossover fic:

What if Burning Rescue and Mad Burnish were rival skating groups at S?? What if Aina was the cute rollerblading girl all us Sk8 fans always wanted??? What if Galo and Lio mirrored matchablossom, keeping up the face of “friendly rivals” with always just a little too much sexual tension for them to be just friends????

May I present: (more than) friendly rivals on Ao3!!

Shameless self promo but pls give this fic a chance I’m so proud of it & not many folks have read it 🥺🥺

✨🛹💙🩷🛼🩷💙🛹✨

#sending u all my love kisses smooches pls I would love a few reads #comments make me super happy I promise I’m not fishing for compliments I just wanna share!!! #promare #lio fotia #galo thymos #galolio #aina ardebit #thyma #sk8 the infinity #sk8 #matchablossom #sk8 the infinity au #promare au #au #alternate universe #crossover #fandom fusion #fanfiction #my fics #ao3

[neutrallmilfhoetel]

anyway how do you stop feeling ugly

#i constantly feel like the ugliest girl in the world #i promise this isn't like a compliment fishing scam #i just have the worst ducking self confidence in general

[yellowtrinity]

I answered "multiple equally' since I couldn't choose between Ace Attorney and your Tales of art. But honestly, I just like seeing your art on my dashboard, regardless of the fandom. I love how you use color, and your sense of humor (especially with the ToV and ToA sketchdumps) is delightful.

AHHHH wow thank you this makes me so happy to hear! 🥹💕

#i promise i wasn't fishing for compliments with that poll lmao you guys are so nice <3 #mail

[anxiousgirl]

And you said you're not pretty. As if

Well thank you but I'm weird-looking for sure. I have a huge nose and a weird neck lol my ex used to tell me I wasn't attractive and that's really never left my mind. I think half of the reason I post selfies is because I am trying to feel better about my face lol 😆

#i am not fishing for compliments I promise #I can't really help how I feel

[sylkana]

i'm so serious rn... is something wrong with me??? am i actually secretly bad or something?????

#im not trying to fish for compliments so im sorry if i come across that way #im just trying to understand everything. i dont... i didnt think i was that bad. maybe im wrong. maybe it is my fault #last post about it. i promise. ill get over it #kenzie.txt

[metfell]

your cranboo and ctommy are wondefully rp-ed and i hold bedrockverse dear to my heart

CUUUPPPPP THANK YOU <3

#me: i promise im not fishing for compliments #you guys: THROWING SO MANY AT ME #THANK YOU GUYS <3333333 #ask #cupsmp

[ispyspookymansion]

u are literally so hot u made me realize that im butch4butch

oh my god. ohhh my god this is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me

#UMMMMMM WELL. THANK U. #i feel so silly i promise im not fishing for compliments when i post about image stuff i just :( u know.. #anyways. butch4butch holiest dynamic ever i hope u find a wonderful butch soon……. #kora.txt #asks #anons

[soapsbaby]

just convinced myself everyone hated me bc the leon post got zero notes the first time i posted it but it was just because i forgot tumblr blocks posts with n/s/f/w tags on them lol

#i promise i'm a mostly functional adult but bro that made me sad #this is not me fishing for compliments btw i promise #i mean i haven't posted in like 2 years i can't expect too much #but i get so much validation from notes esp because i am v insecure about my writing #english not being my first language n stuff #ari talks

[dragonsbone]

Just want to say, your edits are some of the damn best of the whole sight. I am in love with your hotd oc and got oc edits and want to read those stories so badly! You really have some talent Joey. Rhaegor and Joanna are both really compelling just with the edits alone.

i’m not gonna lie, i did get a little emotional reading this. i am my worst enemy and my thoughts never fail to tell me the most self deprecating things in regards to my ocs, but especially with my writing. so it’s been extremely difficult for me to write anything, even if it’s just a quote to be used later on in a story or write a blurb for a post. so knowing people say they actually want to read my stories is always so tough for me to hear and to accept. because i want to write! god, i will LOVE to write something. but i seriously am so horrible to myself whenever i try to. i always end up giving up and result to only making edits because it’s what i’m good at and very familiar with. and i feel bad asking my close friends to read over my work because, ya know, we all have lives and are busy. also, mainly, because i’m very embarrassed, extremely insecure, and have no confidence in myself. but it does gladden me that you are interested into knowing more of my stories in the world of asoiaf! i am actually reading it now, finally, to have even more knowledge within this universe. at the moment, i am more than happy to answer any questions you may have about my ocs as a substitute for the lack of stories published if that makes any consolation. i do not know if i’ll ever gain the courage to post something i write, but i do hope one day i do. to end this on a lighter note: thank you for your kind words! i cannot begin to say how much they mean to me!! thank you for your support and enthusiasm of my ocs <33

#asks #oc asks #darkwolf76 #sorry i kinda dumped all of that on u i’m just a bit emo rn #also pls no one take this as fishing for compliments or anything like that #i promise it’s not like that. i am just a horrible overthinking and a perfectionist… a recipe for a disaster

[bookstoreblossom]

I have an essay due in an hour and 9 minutes. I have done approximately half of it. Do we think I can finish? 🧐

#I promise I'm not fishing for compliments I simply needed to scream into the void

[bradshawswife]

i wanna jump on the bandwagon of a face reveal but its giving me the worst anxiety😅

everyones so pretty and i feel so mid

#i promise i’m not fishing for compliments #i just have the worst anxiety #and horrible self esteem #izzy talks #not tgm

[ievaxol]

man i try to keep the depths of my self deprecation offline as much as possible but squints today is not a Good Brain Day

#i'm not trying to fish for compliments i promise #i just need a lil outlet #rambles

[pettyprocrastination]

ngl being the “funny friend” of a the friend group as a child did irreparable damage to my mental health 

#tj talks #i am convinced everywhere all the time that everybody hates me #and im not fishing for compliments here i promise im just venting because my anxiety has been weird lately #not particularly bad in its usual way but just telling myself that people dont like me #but i think i also consider people friends too easily and then get hurt when they dont feel the same cause we only had few interactions #and i know you didnt follow me for the sad posts so pls ignore this im not looking for attention i just need a place to throw this into the #convinced half of my mutuals find me annoying and dont actually like me or my writing #but then again i equate person following me to friendship which does not always equal one another! and that is fine #im just being a wet cat tonight i think my period is about to start or something