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How To Stop Comparing Yourself Indefinitely
You are you and not all your problems are the same as others.
I’ve been there. I’ve had anxiety attacks that have been so bad I kept myself in my room all day. I’ve managed to overcome them and if I can do that, I know you can to, my friend.
The issue here isn’t the fact that I’m having anxiety issues about being out in public. He thinks that’s the issue. The real issue has more to do with I’m not in the right headspace to perform improv in a public space.
After a brief reconnect, my roommate is re-learning why he distanced himself from a particular individual. The individual in question is a decent individual, however their personalities clash and it ends up causing my roommate to be more frustrated afterwards than happy to have that connection.
While this is likely to turn into my roommate distancing himself yet again from this individual, I’m also reminded about a trend we see in self-help. This trend has plagued the industry for a long time to the point it keeps people and gurus alike trapped within a bubble and not really growing in any fashion.
I’m talking about the comparison trap.
For gurus, it’s easier since they naturally provide advice and pull from scenarios that they’ve personally dealt…
