• Talking a bit to myself rn but... I'm surprised how great my life is compared to a lot of my friends.
The point is not to brag, at all. I just hear, everyday, so much despair from my friends' lives. I'm 20 in 2025, and all of my friends live horrible things. They are depressed. They have a serious sickness. They got abused by men. They struggle with their family and mental health. They fall in love with horrible guys. They face homophobia, discrimination in all sorts. They are getting married way too young. They don't succeed in their studies, working life.
And I feel bad for them. Because I don't know what else to do, except trying to give support. I'm feeling bad when they ask about my life, because I don't live all of that. I am grateful for that. But on the other hand, I've got the feeling that I'm being a terrible friend when I say that I feel very sad sometimes, because immediately, they look at me with something in their eyes like "okay but me, I live worse things. You should be happy about your perfect little life".
I know I should. I know I should be a better person. I know I should be grateful for my family who loves and supports me, even though sometimes we fight. I still don't know what I want to do in life, but I'm unsure on the way I should behave now. Should I try to be more empathetic ? Or am I just a shoulder to cry on ?