This is something that's been happening to me as of late when talking to others, especially about art and it's starting to get under my exoskeleton slightly.

When talking to others, showing doodles etc there has started to be the chance that they compliment them something like this - (Wow! I could never do that!), (I'm so jealous of your talent!) or (My art sucks compared to yours!) things like that and
it blows major beans getting compliments like that, it's like emotionally holding me hostage. I'll either be forced to say good things about the others art/skill and suddenly the conversation has turned all about them! I don't think of myself of being a bastard but when I'm forced into
this situation so much it's emotionally draining and I feel like a total bastard for being so fed-up with it.

So please, dont demean yourself and strong arm the others emotionally for them to compliment you! You have skill too and you might lose friends this way!






Also p.s don't call it talent, I'd reccmend saying skill instead, talent assumes its a natural born thing, where skill is a lot more direct and acknowledges the trials and tribulations the artist went through.