5 Reasons People Don't Want to Receive Gifts

Have you ever wondered why people don’t like receiving gifts?
Maybe you’re one of those people, who just feel super awkward when someone gives you a gift and you just don’t know how to react.

Well in this video I’m going to work through some reasons why people don’t like receiving gifts, so you can better understand your thinking and feelings about this and choose to change whatever you would like to based on your understanding.

This video can help you to give and receive gifts in a more empathetic way, to make the gifting process easier and less uncomfortable for you.

By diving deep into some of the main reasons why people don't like receiving gifts, we can begin to work on changing our thinking and behaviour, making gifting better for everyone.

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[Sauvageonne]

I don't like receiving objects as gifts because I don't like owning or having too many things. I'm a minimalist and don't keep things I don't need or absolutely love. This has been my life for ever. I can't stand having superfluous items. All I own was carefully chosen.

[sourcehealing]

I tell people all the time to not give me gifts but they don’t listen and I feel like it’s rude to not listen to my wishes. It’s just not my love language and I don’t like clutter in my home.

[simon-myunggun-seo]

0:50 #1 Embarrassment of appearing selfish or superficial
2:35 #2 Fear of not needing what's given
3:40 #3 Avoiding the expectation to give back
4:37 #4 Fear of attention/spotlight
5:19 #5 Not loving yourself as much as others

[nehvrashscrohtumvakle]

I genuinely hate receiving gifts...be it for whatever reason... I just don't like it. I LOVE giving gifts.... But receiving? Nah, don't need any, whatever I DO need and want I will get myself.... It just feels awkward to me, I dislike the feeling very much. Like the lady in video said, self love, self stuff.... Self gifts...

[saturnlungs]

#5 is so spot on for me . my bday is on xmas eve and xmas day right after is overwhelming. Although I love to paint and give people very personalized gifts that speak to their personality & seeing their reactions but when someone gifts me something I'm just absolutely ridden with guilt no matter how hard I may try to hide it. I don't feel that I deserve or am worthy any gifts but will happily buy or make one for others, I could not care any less than I already do about receiving but giving feels wonderful. great video!

[MrJtuns]

There are people that have an agenda giving gifts. But for me. Giving gifts is my love language. I don’t expect anything in return. I like to give gifts to my friends. Not super expensive to make it feel superficial.

[wjennin]

I don't like receiving gifts at all. I don't open up to people well and gifts force me to do that. I'd rather just be left alone.

[DerKetzer]

When i was a kid we were a low income mexican family ... i mean i'm still mexican but... ok whatever the point is my mother and grandmother always told me how expensive everything was and that we never had enough money and blah blah blah, of course i recieved presents in my birthday but they always made it seem like an inhumane effort to get me some toys, now i just hate it when someone gives me a present, i feel like they could've used the money on something useful XD

[MrJtuns]

It hurts on my end if they say I don’t want it. But i respect their thoughts and wishes. And I don’t bring it up again and just spend time with them.

[WendySanchez-lcco]

My daughter is having a birthday party for me today and I'm freaking out! I don't know how to receive gifts and even though I love every gift because it's from their heart and shows me that I matter, I don't believe I matter myself and I don't know how to react properly when opening gifts. I'm trying to look up proper ways to react when opening gifts.

I've always been shy and felt unworthy to receive gifts. One of my grandmother's was AMAZING at giving amazing gifts and they'd touch my heart what shed give me and Id say thank you but didn't know how to express myself. (Like the dry eye commercial guy) One time I was about. 8yrs old and after opening my gift from my grandmother my mom said "Wendy, you don't appreciate anything do you?" That killed me inside because I think I overly appreciate things. If that's possible.

[AGirlNamedVan]

Aaahhhh me😭 I always feel like I don't want to inconvenience the giver. Like I don't want to the maybe deserve it.

[Naturenerd]

There are the people that take take take, and take advantage of gift givers one too many times. Spoiled and take it for granted. And then there's the people that hate gifts 😅. And very few in-between.

[MrJtuns]

Balance of self love and selflessness.

[todoroni]

Getting gifts is fun and nice to me but sometimes if somebody’s watching open it idk how to react 🤷🏼‍♀️ and get embarrassed or think I come of selfish

[tonycstech]

If you give me gift that I don't need or want or I can buy it my self if I need to, I feel weird.
How ever I feel good giving gifts to others, like paying for them is my favorite thing.
Am not rich and I pay for them when they don't even know who did it.

I also think I deserve allot more then anyone has goven me.

What's my diagnosis ?

[shh_stoneshh]

I just never get anything I actually want. My in-laws will ask, I'll tell them, then they get me something completely different.... So I simply don't want gifts from them. I don't want to waste their time or money. I also don't want to waste my time or money driving to the city to donate it( 6 hour drive there and back. For the current gas price it's $100 just to get to half a tank!) What do I do? S.O.S 😔😭

[amiraahmed]

Relatable, I thought I was the only one.
Today I received a very expensive gift from my best friend.. She actually told me that she is going to buy it for me a few days ago and I refused but she did it anyway.. I know I should be happy that I have such a good friend but deep inside I felt awkward and uncomfortable..

[Ghostiiiiiiiiiiiii]

:/ how about a gift card to a coworker? She acted like it was gross and told me she “was scared to know what it was” before I even gave it to her. I just wanted to congratulate her on her achievement of earning her drivers permit. In the end it was refused and I’m now stuck looking at the thing.

[glynnispitcher]

( REHAB TIME! ) WEN IT COMBS TO GIFTS PPL LOVE TO SAY IT IS THE THOUGHT THA COUNTS. NEVA HAS A MOOR ACCURATE THING BEEN SAID ABOUT GIFTS BUT PPL LOVE TO SAY THIS WEN THEY DIDNT GET THE REIGHT GIFT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY DINT REALLY PUT THOUGHT INTO IT FACTS OVA FEELINGS!

[johneduardoctavianoiv]

The thought of me not receiving anything from other people makes me feel so good. I’m into giving myself gifts. Sadly, gifts given to me all went to someone interested with it. Otherwise, I simply throw it away, away from me. 😆 No offense meant. 🤣