Life In Itself

Chapter 7: Comparison causes depression.

From my perspective, comparison is when one puts themselves on a scale with another person. Be it a scale of beauty, of wealth, of size and so much more.

It usually starts with appreciating someone who you think is better than you which is not a bad thing but then at times it turns into something else like obsession over the person and what they're doing.

Some of you tend to stalk such people you find awesome maybe via social media like instagram. I could as well testify to being a victim of this. I remember a time when I was so obsessed with a certain celebrity I won't mention here but it was getting too much to an extent where said celebrity had an album in my phone gallery for just her pictures and videos! I'd go through the photos every time I was bored or before sleeping and I'd keep wishing to be like her. It got to me so much that I started copying her character and all, can you imagine? Very funny but true. I begun doing poses like her, whereby I felt I was not enough compared to her simply because my photos were not as nice as hers. I wanted to be her at all costs! I struggled, beat myself up thinking I wasn't enough if I did not turn out like her. It was hertbreaking indeed.
At a point, I even stopped taking photos because "they weren't good enough." I got really depressed until I got some sense back in my head which took me some time, some solutions from Google on how to stop depression and comparison. It was a slow recovery process and trust me when I say it wasn't that easy. I pulled through though.

What I'm saying is, avoid comparing yourself to other people. You who is doubting your beauty must know you are beautifully created in God's image. You are beautiful. You who is doubting your intelligence must know you are intelligent and unique that there is no one absolutely No One in the world like you!
Everyone is special in their own way and what you have, someone else does not have and that is admirable about you. If it makes you feel any better, flaunt it! If you have a big butt and you want to flaunt it..go ahead! You are you so you do you because no one can be You.
Quote: Love yourself. Seriously. Stop finding reasons that you aren't good enough. You are.
By Imagine Dragons.

It works. It might take time for some but that doesn't mean you should give up. No. Keep expressing yourself in a way you feel most comfortable in. Give yourself some pep talks like when you wake up in the morning. Walk to your mirror and say to yourself.. I'm beautiful; I'm strong; I'm confident; I'm intelligent; I'm unique;  et cetera because that is what you are, and you will not remain the same.
Thank me later;)