AspiringCatLady
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Just wanted to share something which has been drummed into my head about trying to remember that there are some people who are far worse off than you when you're feeling a bit low.
It makes me laugh because my mother is always going on about how I could be far worse off than I am now, living in some grot hole, with no prospects etc etc. I always tell her "Yeah like I should feel happy, because lets face it I could've ended up like someone on a ventilator". I think by comparing yourself to others to make yourself feel better (if you're on a downer already) can be counterproductive. You have to compare like to like, if it's going to work. And in which case we shouldn't be comparing ourselves to others who are either better off or worse off anyway.
What does everyone else think about this?
It makes me laugh because my mother is always going on about how I could be far worse off than I am now, living in some grot hole, with no prospects etc etc. I always tell her "Yeah like I should feel happy, because lets face it I could've ended up like someone on a ventilator". I think by comparing yourself to others to make yourself feel better (if you're on a downer already) can be counterproductive. You have to compare like to like, if it's going to work. And in which case we shouldn't be comparing ourselves to others who are either better off or worse off anyway.
What does everyone else think about this?