Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

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• Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Video: Bipolar Disorder: Acknowledging the Pain I Caused
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• Mental Health Quote

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Do you constantly compare yourself to others? How many times have you caught yourself working your way through social media and finding ways you just don’t measure up to others? (The Comparison Game: You’ll Never Win) Or have you stood in line at the store or been in some situation with other parents, for example, and found yourself analyzing them versus you? If so, you’re not alone, for it’s a human thing to do (most likely, while you’re comparing yourself to them, they’re comparing themselves to you).

Comparing yourself to others is dangerous. It trains you to find fault in yourself and believe that you’re not good enough because others are “better.” Comparing yourself to others zaps joy and robs you of your opportunity to simply be, embrace what’s right about you, and believe in yourself.

How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Stop comparing yourself to others and start celebrating you with these 5 steps:

1. Catch yourself comparing.
2. Listen to yourself. How, exactly, do you believe you’re not good enough?
3. Analyze yourself instead. Are you really “less than,” or just different?
4. Identify your unique strengths and what you’re doing well.
5. Remind yourself of what is important to you. How are you living your passions?

These steps will allow you to not only stop comparing yourself to others but to confidently embrace who you are.

Related Articles Dealing with Comparing Yourself to Others

• Stop Comparing Yourself to Others to Improve Self-Esteem
• Comparison, Competition, and Eating Disorders
• Stop Comparing Yourself to Others to Stop Mental Health Stigma
• Do You Compare Yourself to Others? (Video)

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: How does comparing yourself to others affect your sense of mental health and wellbeing? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, knowledge, and expertise on the HealthyPlace Facebook page and on the HealthyPlace Google+ page.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• Bipolar Depression – I Don’t Want Anything
• Live Your Kind of Life
• The Biology of Low Self-Esteem and What To Do About It
• How to Respond to ‘Why Aren’t You Drinking?’
• Antidepressants Help Me Treat My Depression
• The Stigmatization of Your Emotions
• Anxiety Affects Our Perspective
• Disclosing Mental Illness to a Love Interest
• Symptoms of Child-Onset Schizophrenia
• The Process and Dangers of Alcohol Detoxification

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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From HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

Bipolar Disorder: Acknowledging the Pain I Caused

It is not easy to acknowledge the past and confront experiences that may have affected those around you.

Take a look at Hannah's new blog, I'm Bipolar Too. This week she's talk about: How Publicly Disclosing Bipolar 2 Affected My Dating Life

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Research Into the Causes of Depression
2. Planning for the Future When You Have Anxiety
3. Savor the Small Victories in Mental Health Recovery

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"Do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on."

Read more stigma quotes.

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