The Comparison Trap Is Stealing Your Peace

Comparison used to happen only at school or in small circles. Now it happens every time you open your phone. Someone’s marks, someone’s body, someone’s lifestyle, someone’s relationship — it all makes you feel like you’re behind.

But here’s the truth: people post their highlights, not their reality. That girl with the perfect body may cry herself to sleep. That boy with good grades may be anxious all the time. The friend who looks confident might feel empty inside.

Your brain gets tricked into believing everyone else is happier, smarter, or doing better than you. It’s not true. You’re comparing your behind-the-scenes to their best moments.

You don’t need to be ahead of anyone. You just need to move at your own pace. Growth is not a race; it’s a rhythm. And your rhythm is not meant to look like anyone else's.

When you stop comparing, you start breathing again.