The Silent Epidemic: Why Comparison Is Wrecking Our Souls

I grew up knowing envy was out of bounds. Be content. Count your blessings. Don’t covet your neighbor’s house, spouse or new bike. I did my best to play along. If jealousy slipped in, I buried it. But hiding it didn’t cure it. Keeping quiet didn’t keep it from corroding something inside me.Because jealousy isn’t just a bad feeling. It’s a slow-working poison. And when comparison starts running through your bloodstream, you lose a little piece of yourself.I learned that the hard way. In college,