Interesting advice otD

[drwex]

Some people say that to be happier we should not compare ourselves to others. There's always someone better, richer, more good-looking, more talented. Comparing to that is a way to misery for lots of folk.

By contrast, it's often healthy to compare ourselves to our past selves. Five years ago were you better off? Smarter? Had better relationships? Had more skills?

These are, it seems, more helpful comparisons to make, given that we're by nature going to compare ourselves anyway...

Comments

[corylea]

My disabilities are mostly cognitive, and it's possible that those disabilities are harder to adjust to. Or it could be that it's hardest to adjust to the loss of whatever you value most in yourself, and for me, that would be my mind. Or maybe you're just a more evolved human being than I am. :-)