pain they face on a daily basis. It can be challenging to approach the idea that even if pain exists on a spectrum, how we feel is still meaningful and deserves to be seen.I stumbled across a perfect little quote yesterday that really widened my perspective: “Whether you’re drowning in two feet of water or 10, you’re still drowning.”These words are so deeply true and so powerful when taken to heart.
When we compare our own pain to the pain of others, we often invalidate the very real feelings of pain we are experiencing, simply because we don’t think our own pain is as justified as the pain of others.
We minimize our own unique experience because we believe that others may have it worse.And then, too often, we put ourselves down for how we.
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