This is the plague of social media. We look at others and compare ourselves unfairly to them.

Example: someone might say:”I will never be as good as Jane.”

Replace with:

“I am going to live my life and be true to my values. I’ll try to be a little bit better version of myself every day, always trying to live my best life, my way.”

Comparisons to others will always let you down. Our feeling of being less than constantly triggers us to compare what we don’t have with others. This channels self criticism, negativity and anxiety.