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It IS Possible To Admire The Beauty Of Others Without Discounting Your Own

We have to stop the cycle of self-deprecation inside a world of comparison.

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It IS Possible To Admire The Beauty Of Others Without Discounting Your Own

We live in an age where comparison is a driving force of society. With social media being everywhere you turn, it is hard to get away from the comparison that is either forced upon you or planed in you by the images plastered across your feed.

Especially considering that the comparisons we draw while surfing through social media can translate into real-life interpersonal interactions, this cycle of weighing our self-worth against that of the people around us can be extremely detrimental to our mental health.

As human beings, we are wired to compare ourselves to others, but living in the middle of the peak of social media (and the editing tools that accompany it) intensifies this.

We need to re-learn how to admire the beauty of others without discounting our own.

There are different kinds of beauty, and people and things can be beautiful in different ways.

You wouldn't look at a flower and a bird and say that one is more beautiful than the other, would you? It's because the beauty of these two things cannot be weighed on the same scale — because they are different.

In the same way, you shouldn't look at someone and decide that they are more beautiful than you. Look at that person and recognize their beauty, but don't fail to recognize your own beauty as a result.

There is no rule that says you aren't allowed to feel good about yourself. You are, and you should.

It is easy to get stuck in this spiral, and it can be really difficult to get out of it if you don't have the right support network or are not in the right headspace.

An easy way to start the progress is to limit the amount of time you spend scrolling through social media accounts that make you feel inferior or to just unfollow those accounts altogether. It is not the end of the world to unfollow people, especially if it is for your mental health.

You need to understand that you will grow, and you do not have to be stuck in this mindset forever. Open your heart to the idea of progress and healing. You will get there.

Comparison is something we all struggle with at times, and you are not alone on the journey. You never will be.

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