Do you compare yourself to other people?

by Skylaris Alanis Posted 2012/12/07 01:00:05

Related Topics: Brain, Sports, Brains, Frustrating

38 votes
Read all 25 opinions
View Results and Demographics + View Demographics

Loading Demographics... Click an icon to see demographic results Display unknown and private
	yeah. :/	18 votes	47%
	nah	20 votes	53%

I do it pretty much all day. It's stupid, but I just can't seem to ever be good enough. Like, I'm just average in every way. Average in looks, average in brains, average in sports. I just hate not being able to be the best in something that is just uniquely MINE. It's so frustrating.

Add a comment above

Kookieless The Sexy Nihilis... 2012/12/09 21:49:20
Carol lian 2012/12/08 01:06:06

yeah. :/

+1
sometimes when I am feeling down I'll compare myself with the Duchess of Cambridge ... So that I get motivation a bit .. ha..ha...

reply
S Perkins 2012/12/07 21:30:26
Cunning Stunts 2012/12/07 18:55:15

yeah. :/

+1
But in the end I always come out a winner because I'm a narcissist.

reply
alyssa 2012/12/07 06:37:16

nah

+1
that is the worst mistake you could ever make. it could ruin the rest of your life perspectivewise. people suck, but theres only one you!!! why be like other people when you know yourself better than anyone else? thats why youre here.

reply
realist 2012/12/07 04:17:38

yeah. :/

+1
Bodybuilders have to.

Nothing wrong with it.

I think its essential; its the only way to gauge your potential and measure your progress. That go's for any aspect of humanity.

reply
David 2012/12/07 04:13:53

nah

+1
As little as possible!

reply
rand 2012/12/07 03:56:59

yeah. :/

+1
Very, very few (highly enlightened) people are able to avoid the inevitability of making comparisons. It's human nature, but it needn't suck us into negativity. Who's the best at everything? Creating a work of art of your life IS uniquely yours.

reply
yaaarrrggghhh 2012/12/07 03:25:29

nah

+1
But I do compete with others. I try to hang out with people who have better skills, because it brings me up.

reply
timothy.hill.14 2012/12/07 02:30:48

nah

+1
Have you been watching too many 80's movies again?

reply
afterburn610 2012/12/07 02:08:14

yeah. :/

+1
try not to

reply
postmamy 2012/12/07 01:47:42

nah

+1
that is not me if i do

reply
abigail-13 2012/12/07 01:39:07

yeah. :/

+1
Yes :(

reply
GothicaVende††aSquiggles\(#... 2012/12/07 01:38:44

nah

$GothicaVende††aSquiggles\(#_#)/$

+1
Nope. I am who I am. Like it or love it.... ._. :P

reply
sneekyfoot 2012/12/07 01:34:55

nah

+1
I have my goals that I work to accomplish

reply
sazz 2012/12/07 01:25:47

yeah. :/

+1
sometime .. when i feel down i'll think about some who got so difficult life

reply
YourCompanionCube 2012/12/07 01:21:21

nah

+1
Not really. There's only one time I ever do it.

reply
Rob Clary 2012/12/07 01:18:43

nah

+1
The most miserable I have ever been is when, as a young man, I would compare myself to other guys. And when we engage such negative behavior, we always compare our weaknesses to another's strength - not realizing that the guy we're jealous of is doing likewise with us.
It's a prescription for perpetual unhappiness.

reply
flaca BN-0 2012/12/07 01:16:39

nah

+1
In some ways comparing oneself to others encourages us to better outselves. Other people give us clues as to how to refine ourselves, better ourselves. But taking it to the level of self-criticism is counter-productive. You can admire someone and take cues from them, but they probably went through a refinement process too at some stage. Nobody is born knowing it all. Like most things: moderation and healthy observance is key.

reply
Beccy 2012/12/07 01:16:36

yeah. :/

+1
But usually only when I;m having a down day

reply
Mvr 2012/12/07 01:15:31

nah

+1
At one time I did, and I learned through Iyanla Vanzant's Faith In the Valley to Mind Your Own Business, and put the focus on You.

reply
Dan 2012/12/07 01:04:48

nah

+1
I never have compared myself to any one.

reply
JustBeingAtPeace 2012/12/07 01:04:26

yeah. :/

+1
I do on somethings such as "patience" and being human but mostly trying to better the inner me not so much the outter at all. I have learned many skills and still lack many more but I am fine being "average" since appearance fades but the heart stays ;-)

reply
WolfPatronusTeamPeeta&Dean 2012/12/07 01:03:03

yeah. :/

+1
I really shouldn't. I'm my own person and I can't be changed :)

reply
GirlyGirl™ 2012/12/07 01:02:53

nah

+2
Nope. There's only one me, so I'd rather work on being happy and content with myself and what kind of life I've created for myself.

reply