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Why Do You Compare Yourself to Others
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Sometimes, you don't feel bad about your life until you look at someone else's.
You might be happy with what you have, comfortable with where you are, and hopeful about your future. Then you see someone achieving something you have always wanted, and suddenly, your own life doesn't seem as good as it did a few minutes ago.
You begin thinking about the things you haven’t achieved, the opportunities you missed, and the time you think you have wasted. You start questioning yourself, even you knew you have been trying your best.
And the worst part is that the other person hasn't done anything wrong. They are simply living their life, but somehow, their happiness has become a reason for you to question your own.
Comparison kills you from inside.
Maybe you compare yourself because you want reassurance that you are doing well. You want to believe that your efforts will lead somewhere, that you aren’t wasting your time, and one day you will have something to be proud of. But that doesn’t happen.
When someone else reaches a place you are still trying to reach, you wonder whether you are doing enough.
