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Comparison
How much do you know about the comparison trap?
Comparison Campaign
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Did you know that more than 75% of people reported feeling envious of someone in the last year?
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Did you know that social comparison has been linked with increased anxiety and depressive symptoms, negative body image, sleep problems, and cyberbullying?
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Did you know that people who make frequent social comparisons are more likely to experience envy, guilt, regret, and defensiveness?
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Did you know that users who spend more time on social media are more likely to agree that others have “better lives” and are “happier” than themselves?
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Did you know that as much as 10 percent of our thoughts (that’s 1 in every 10) involve comparisons of some kind?
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Did you know that, according to social comparison theory, individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they measure up against others?
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Did you know that research finds that while most people are driven to compare by a need for social inclusion and approval, those high in narcissism are motivated by a need for status?
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Did you know that people who regularly compare themselves are more likely to engage in destructive behaviors like lying or disordered eating?
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Knowing what you do now, would you say you care more or less about the problem of comparing yourself to others?
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Knowing what you do now, would you be more or less inclined to change the way you live to help address the problem of comparing yourself to others?
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