Dear Stranger,

I, too, find myself hurt when I compare myself to others. I have had many, many years being single, and couples seem to be everywhere, flaunting, or seeming to flaunt, their couple-ness, leaving me feeling lonely and left out. Also, I have a horrid job history...fired from eighty jobs...due to discrimiation of my mental illness. I KNEW it was discrimation- I kept going and did not give up- I have been successfully working with children for 6 years now, a job where I can be myself and play with the children, I'm a kid at heart!! Soooo glad I never gave up on myself...everyone told me just to give up and go on disability, yet my heart told me I was a good worker, it was the human resources people that were judgemental and discrimiating against me..especially getting into job number sixty one, sixty two, etc etc I never lost sight that I was not only a good worker, but a good person...

As far as facebook, I, too deleted people from high school who were not on similiar 'life paths' as I had found myself to be on...instead, my mental illness support group began a closed facebook group where we really post how we truly feel- all our struggles, encouraging each other all along the way!!! Now when I go on facebook, I see deep, inspiring posts from the depths of our hearts

I can give you a link to find a support group near you if you'd like..

But please refrain from comparing yourself to others...I can tell you are a beautiful person that MATTERS, i.e. self worth, something I had to learn and feel....and it's a daily process, for me, therapy helps me, as does journaling and going to my support group, helping others, any way I can...

I'd like to leave you with this quote I found:

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren't. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are- and aren't- that you will truly succeed.

PM me anytime, Stranger!!

Sincerely,

Junerain