How do you handle it when you catch yourself comparing your life to other people's?

A natural way to answer

I've learned to notice the feeling before it spirals. When I start comparing, I remind myself that I'm only seeing the edited version of someone's life. It helps me keep things in proportion and stop measuring myself against an illusion.

Key phrases to use

• feel small — to feel insignificant, inadequate, or less worthy“His success made me feel small for a moment.”
• fall into that trap — to make a mistake that is easy to make, often without realising“It's easy to fall into the trap of overthinking.”
• keep things in proportion — to see things realistically and not exaggerate their importance“I try to keep things in proportion when I worry.”
• snowballs — if a feeling or problem snowballs, it grows bigger and bigger quickly“A small worry can snowball into panic.”
• stay in your own lane — to focus on your own path and not be distracted by what others are doing“I'm happier when I just stay in my own lane.”