Have you ever felt behind in life ( as compared to your peers)? How do you deal with it?

[Pearl222]

[Simslover92]

I do all the time. I'm 33 and most of my peers are married with children, in a good career, and half way out of student loan debt.

I am not married, no children, not in a career I want to be in yet, and haven't started to pay off my student loans yet. I feel far behind.

[Simslover92]

How do I deal with it? I'm just trying my hardest to take it one day at a time and trying to find a career that matches me and pays well so that I can start paying off my student loan debt. And then maybe the other stuff will fall into place.

[Pearl222]

Thank you for your answer. I feel you…it can get tough even when you are not consciously trying to compare your life with others but like you said, I guess the best way forward is just to take it one day at a time; and have faith that things will eventually fall into place.

[Simslover92]

You're welcome and right that's the best way really.

[sage2021]

I'm not very book smart, so I did fall behind in that area, but it was what it was.
Now I consider myself to be street smart and have common sense and most of them didn't have those smarts.

[sage2021]

Thank you Tom for the MHO 🙂🧁🌷

[andreasderjuengere]

No I haven't - I actually feel to be ahead.

Not in an 'economical, or popularity related context, though.

I 'deal' with it by...

not giving a shit about those who don't deserve it.

[eagle1951]

been there. I just keep moving

[genericname85]

If you feel You've fallen behind, you're comparing yourself with the wrong people.

[MemeSupreme]

oh completely, but at this point i'm starting to stop comparing myself to normal people and just accept it for what it is

it still frustrates me tho

[katiesmuff]

I don't think I've ever compared me or my life around anyone else!

[DangerouslyCute]

I don't compare myself so I have no idea :D

[WonderingManII]

My whole life, it's hard to deal with it.

[FenixG45]

Yes, just accept me and my neurodivergence

[NathanDavis]

not really

[wkhan_87]

Yes I faced that situation once in a life.