Why can't I ever believe people when they give me compliments?

Pretty much every day my husband tells me how beautiful I am, how nice I look, etc... but I very rarely ever *feel* beautiful. I know he means what he says, and I don't think he's lying to me just to make me feel better or to placate me... but I still don't feel beautiful even when he tells me I look beautiful.

Yesterday a coworker told me how nice I looked in my pretty blue sweater. This was totally unsolicited, I wasn't fishing for compliments - she just offered up the compliment to me out of the blue. So why couldn't I believe her? Why couldn't I feel like I looked nice? It's not like I think she's lying to me... I genuinely believe she thinks I looked nice, or she wouldn't have said anything. But I still can't seem to take the compliment and actually feel good about myself.

I hate depression. It seems to rob me of all my self esteem and confidence.

Anyone have any tips for believing people when they tell you nice things, actually being able to take them to heart, and feel good about one's self? Thanks.