I want to preface this by stating I’m not looking for attention and I’m looking for some genuine advice. When a receive a compliment from somebody,I’m always confused as to what the correct response is. 

I usually default to denying the compliment and supplying a counter argument that disproved the nature of the compliment I just received. This response always comes off like I’m either looking for attention or wanting others to feel sorry for me.

Accepting the compliment and being happy about seems too arrogant so I never do that.

Flushing out the compliment and bragging about it is NEVER an option. 

A recent example was somebody complimenting me on my ability to whistle and I kind of just went silent and changed the conversation. Is that bad too?

