Quotes tagged ‘Obsessive Comparison Disorder’

“Try to really figure out why someone else’s achievements are brining you down instead of motivating you to do better, and aim to change that mindset of yours.”

— Anita Fosen, thoughtcatalog.com

“Comparison is the death of joy.’”

— Mark Twain, amazon.com

“What’s making you feel like an underachiever? In what area are you lagging? Diagnose the deficiency, figure out the first step and take it. It’s not about closing the gap on others, it’s about closing the gap that divides where you are and where you want to be.”

— Brent Stoller, huffingtonpost.com

“Comparison is the demise of the mind. It creates a dulling of the creative senses and makes it difficult to satisfy your dreams. The idea that another’s life is more fulfilling than yours is the most nonsensical thought. For you will never be them. And in turn, they will never be you. Your path is o…”

— Angela Marino, thoughtcatalog.com

“People with more strangers as Facebook 'friends' are more likely to believe that others have better lives and that life is not fair, suggesting that the amount of strangers one follows may moderate the association between social network use and well-being.”

— Lisa Rosenthal, Leora Trub, FollowedKaterina Lup, researchgate.net

“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.”

— Marcus Aurelius, amazon.com

“A highly motivated individual tends to engage in an upward comparison, and usually assume himself as better or equal to the ‘best person’. Studies have shown that if given a chance, people choose to make an upward comparison instead of a downward one. On the other hand, when the person is not happy…”

— Psychology Notes HQ, psychologynoteshq.com

“Why, when we know that there's no such thing as perfect, do most of us spend an incredible amount of time and energy trying to be everything to everyone? Is it that we really admire perfection? No -- the truth is that we are actually drawn to people who are real and down-to-earth. We love authentici…”

— Brené Brown, cnn.com

“We used to have to wait until our ten-year reunion to look each other up and down to see how much worse or better off we were than they. But now with the beautiful invention of Facebook we have the opportunity to compare ourselves to everyone. Every. Single. Day.”

— Paul Angone, allgroanup.com

“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

“This is one of the main reasons we struggle with insecurity: we’re comparing our behind-the-scenes with everybody else’s highlight reel.”

— Steven Furtick, amazon.com

“Rather than worrying about what others think, let’s consider the fact that people just like us are on the other side of those perceived thoughts— probably worried about what we’re thinking of them.”

— Kay Wills Wyma, amazon.com

“Because really, that’s what comparison does: it makes life all about me, how I measure up or fall short. And all that self-absorption consumes our mental energy and prevents us from enjoying life.”

— Kay Wills Wyma, amazon.com

“Your innate desire for self-improvement causes you to measure yourself against others, which is good if it inspires you to become a better person. It’s when you measure your worth based on others’ opinions, that you start having doubts.”

— Bailey Jackson, amazon.com

“Celebrate what you do. Don’t obsess about everything you don’t. Someone’s always going to have bigger boobs, bonuses, and boats. We need to celebrate on the ship we’re sailing, instead of drowning as we attempt to swim to someone else’s.”

— Paul Angone, allgroanup.com