Stress: Why Do I Stress Myself Out So Much?

One of the most common reasons why you would stress yourself out so much is because everyone else around you is ‘doing so well’. This is very sad because a competitive environment was always meant to motivate, but because people compare themselves too much with others this environment has become a demotivating ground and just terribly negative. Stressing over your progress is okay, but stressing over it so much because you compare others that it overwhelms all other positive emotions is not good for you. As an individual existing, you need to focus on your own existence, your own journey and your own pace. Everyone owns a different pace in life, sometimes they go faster but sometimes they slow down. I bet you hardly see them slowing down because they don’t show it, but seriously I urge you to stop stressing out over the fact that others seem to be doing better. You aren’t them, you don’t know how they function, you aren’t meant to be like them. You don’t need to win them, their end goals are going to be different in some way or another. Focus on living your own life and you’ll see good things come out of it for sure.