Comparing myself to others continues to be a well established habit which does not diminish easily. I repeatedly fall into comparing my inside to the outside of others. I see the self-assurance others exhibit as a sign of their independence, self-reliance and success, and as indication they have no problems; therefore, I am unlike them. My self-pity and low self-esteem grow to gigantic extremes. I become silent and withdrawn or sarcastic and verbally abusive. In fighting back, I hurt others because I hurt. I do not look further. If I did, I would discover they, too, have an equal amount of problems with which they must cope, but they choose not to let their problems overwhelm them.
Please be with me and help me overcome my habit of comparing myself with others. Help me to see the good in myself, as well as in others.
I am only hurting myself when I compare myself to others.
Emotions Anonymous (Find a meeting near you!), Order Today
2 comments:
I relate so much to this one. I just ordered the Todays book off of Amazon.com. It makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one who does this.
Many thanks for the help in this question, now I will know.
Post a Comment