One thing I have never understood…

When you’re going through difficult times and someone tells you, “Other people are going through worse.”

Is that supposed to be comforting ?

What does that change about your situation ?

[b]Why[/b] would that make you feel better ?

And seriously, what kind of person feels [b]better[/b] for knowing others are in worse shape than they are ? 🥺

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

I would never try to comfort someone by telling them that.

However, that thought does sometimes help when I express it to [i]myself[/i], when I am having a hard time. It's not that I feel better because of some kind of schaudenfreude where I delight in others' suffering. It is just that it might help put my own problems in perspective and help me to appreciate the things that are [i]right[/i] in my life.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DrWatson As self-talk that makes sense, for the reasons you’ve stated.