Hannah Morris

Stop The Comparison Pandemic Hannah Morris

Children and teens grow and change every day. Not only do they develop a keen sense of the world, they also develop a sense of who they are and how they view themselves. One of the most important tasks of childhood, and especially adolescence, is identity development. As humans, we are stricken with what I often refer to as "the comparison disease." We are constantly comparing ourselves to others. This leads to both positive self-views when comparing ourselves favorably and negative self-views when comparing ourselves unfavorably. When kids scroll social media, they are most often only seeing other's best pictures, most exciting adventures, greatest accomplishments, which leads to negative self-esteem for kids and teens when they reflect on how "average" or "unexciting" their lives appear in comparison. There are times when social comparison does more harm than good. Namely, social comparison can seriously ruin your self-worth if you let it. Comparing yourself to someone you see as superior to yourself causes feelings of inadequacy and poor self-evaluation, which would lead to low self-worth. In this book, it'll help you tackle some of the pending issues and nip it in the bud.