181 ended with discussion on accepting compliments, I realised a little while back that I always deflected compliments, I just couldn't accept them. Deflecting or playing down compliments is invalidating the opinion of the giver, and I think it is probably about maintaining emotional distance (at least for me anyway).
I found that for me, the deflection was just verbal filler, I wasn't expecting to be complimented, and literally had nothing to say back. I decided that whenever I was given a compliment I would consciously look the giver straight in the eye and say "thank you" and would try to add a relevant comment or ideally a return compliment, but not worry if I couldn't.
Most of the time it's just an excuse to talk to you so pausing after saying thank you often seems to result in more compliments 
Just having a simple straightforward plan made that aspect of social interaction so much easier and less stressful. I am still working at it, any comments about my looks etc are still tricky for me.
I did find that the first few times I did this, it was quite emotionally intense, almost overwhelming, though this is probably just an indicator of how messed up in the head I am 
, it has gotten easier over time.
Because making just one specific change felt so different, I actually found it quite easy to keep doing consistently, I think it's one of the only things I have managed to really change about myself and it has been much easier than I thought it would be.