InTHE WORDS HUBbyGrace·14h agoWhat If Everything You’re Trying to Get Is Not What You Need to Be Happy?The designer bags, the perfect body, the attention and the constant need for more couldn’t give me what I was actually looking forA response icon4A response icon4
Carolyn Dove·Nov 2Behind the Perfect Post: The Reality of Social MediaHow social media shapes the way we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us.
InReaders ClubbyFIKRIBAT·Nov 1We Compare One Page of Someone’s Life With the Whole Book of OursWe hear one thing about another person and somehow turn it into a judgment about our own lives. The strange part is how little information…
InPen With PaperbySofia, in Verse·Oct 26The Fairest of Them Allon self-worth, social comparison, and body image.
Encrypted Human·Oct 24When Someone Else’s Good News Makes You Feel BehindThe message arrives in a group chat.A response icon1A response icon1
Toyyebah Oye·Oct 23Ketika Ia Menjadi A, Apakah Aku Kehilangan Kesempatan Menjadi B?Aruna membaca kabar bahwa temannya meraih sesuatu yang ia impikan. Awalnya ia ikut senang. Tapi beberapa menit kemudian, senyumnya memudar…
Prof. Shirin Haque·Oct 15A life of comparison and compensationWe are innately programmed for justice. Our constant measure of what is deserved and undeserved, for ourselves as much as for others. What…
PuPuKing | Psychology & Stories·Oct 12I Carried a Work Backpack and Still Felt BehindA rainy commute and an old classmate’s vacation photo made me question what a fair starting line really looks like.
PuPuKing | Psychology & Stories·Oct 11I Thought a Better T-Shirt Would Make Me Feel Less BehindAn old classmate’s vacation photos brought up a comparison I kept trying to fix with new clothes.
PuPuKing | Psychology & Stories·Oct 6We Wore the Same Uniform. I Missed Our Different Starting Lines.A night shift, an old school uniform, and the social comparison that made me rethink what a fair starting line really means.
