Caroline Cavanagh

Stop Comparing Yourself | Anxiety Specialist | @caroline-cavanagh

13 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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Caroline Cavanagh says comparison tanks self-esteem, especially for teens. Telling people to stop comparing is pointless because it's a survival instinct. Instead, compare yourself to who you were before. That's fair, and it shows you what's actually changed.

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However, the biggest eroder of self-esteem is comparison. Mm-hmm. And it's futile to say to a teenager, well, just don't compare. Comparison is a natural survival instinct. We will always be comparing. When you compare yourself against others, it is always an unfair comparison. The only true fair comparison is against you of yesterday or you historically. And when you do that, you always see something positive cuz you've grown in some way.

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