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79. “Other People Have It Worse” | How Comparison Fuels Shame, Anxiety Symptoms, Depression, and Isolation
In this episode of Practical Solutions for PTSD, I share a moment from a walk by the river after recent flooding. The sunset over the water looked postcard perfect… until I looked down and saw the mud left behind on the grass. 🌅
That’s what comparison does. We compare our exhausted, overwhelmed real life to someone else’s highlight reel while never seeing the private pain, burnout, anxiety symptoms, trauma, depression, seasonal depression, relationship struggles, or emotional exhaustion they may be carrying beneath the surface.
On the other side, many of us minimize our own pain by thinking…
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