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Jealousy by Luke Saagi
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  • Post category:Anxiety/Stress / Behaviour / Mental health
  • Post published:February 13, 2017

Making unfair comparisons between certain individuals and yourself is a common thinking error, and can leave you feeling inadequate. When you do this, you compare yourself with people who you know have a specific advantage over you in some area.

Source: Common thinking errors @ ReachOut.com: Get through tough times

image: Jealousy by Luke Saagi under Creative Commons license

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Tags: anxiety, behaviour, mental health

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