tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post1289753642191273067..comments2023-11-02T06:02:54.115-04:00Comments on If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going: Don't Worry- Try to be Happysusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-78704144895774901632009-09-09T05:46:46.930-04:002009-09-09T05:46:46.930-04:00You're so right!
Thank you for reminding me th...You're so right!<br />Thank you for reminding me that because we always can catch ourselves comparing with others.<br />Love,<br />AnaAnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889189418315180865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-71246141304441555232009-09-07T20:33:05.619-04:002009-09-07T20:33:05.619-04:00Wendy, it's hard but I think it's better ...Wendy, it's hard but I think it's better than the alternative. Let me know how it goes, please?susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-79147737508048521282009-09-07T12:25:54.913-04:002009-09-07T12:25:54.913-04:00What a fantastic reminder. I also compare my sick ...What a fantastic reminder. I also compare my sick self to my well self. I remember the days when I was extremely productive and had a lot to show at the end of a day. That is not the case now, but your article has encouraged me to stop doing that! Thanks!Wendy Lovehttp://dipsydoodlingarounddepression.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-89992593877536248512009-09-05T15:59:21.876-04:002009-09-05T15:59:21.876-04:00Thank you all, for the inspiration. I think I see ...Thank you all, for the inspiration. I think I see my net article! <br /><br />xxxxxxxxsusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-56616605864527265662009-09-04T20:00:22.847-04:002009-09-04T20:00:22.847-04:00You're absolutely right, Susan-- we would all ...You're absolutely right, Susan-- we would all be better off if we didn't compare ourselves so much. If only it weren't so hard to remember this!<br /><br />Wishing you the best,<br />NOSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-67235843751682879572009-09-04T17:49:22.775-04:002009-09-04T17:49:22.775-04:00Thank you for this reminder. My biggest problem, l...Thank you for this reminder. My biggest problem, like sisyphusgal suggests, is comparing where I am now with how things looked ten years ago. I have been 'reduced' hugely in status, financial security, self esteem, sense of contribution and value, body image, etc. Even though my life now is not bad, it looks so much 'less' than what I had before... And that comparison gets WillSpirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868994549598970509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-31794142370687663052009-09-04T15:22:06.069-04:002009-09-04T15:22:06.069-04:00Sisyphusgal,
i am very guilty of comparing mysel...Sisyphusgal,<br /><br /><br />i am very guilty of comparing myself to others, and it leads to huge depressions. i do compare myself to where i was before diagnosis, and i could just about cry. i have to learn to get over that.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-79895089732363588022009-09-04T12:45:34.186-04:002009-09-04T12:45:34.186-04:00There is also the problem of comparing yourself to...There is also the problem of comparing yourself to yourself. For example, when I am down, I compare myself to when I was up which makes me feel worse. It makes me feel like I will never grow and get better. Comparisons are a dangerous thing indeed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915613369191664411noreply@blogger.com