We all know that feeling. That feeling of totally uncalled for and probably even illogical jealousy and resentment which assails us the moment we open our social media accounts. Maybe Riya looks better in a bikini than you ever will, Or maybe Dhruv is taking that solo trip across the USA which you were meant to be on. Everyone’s moving forward: getting married, having kids, becoming rich and famous. Everyone but you, that is. Am I right?
And then suddenly your small achievements don’t matter. Maybe you were having a fabulous hair day, or maybe you finally wrote that article you were postponing for weeks or maybe you simply were able to control your moods better. But then you logged on, and these things just don’t seem significant any longer.
The worst of it is, it’s not so temporary as we’d like to believe. Those images and statuses may even remain burned in your brain long after you log off. And it may become the threshold with which you compare your own life, even if it’s unconscious.
What can you do to stop letting it make you feel so insecure and resentful?