A coworker got the promotion and I said congratulations with a smile that felt like plastic. On the drive home I noticed this ugly knot of resentment, and underneath it something more like fear. I keep catching myself measuring against everyone. I want to understand what all this comparing is actually protecting me from.
More people experience this than they realize.
You resent other people's success and sense the comparison is guarding something you'd rather not look at.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.