Quote Originally Posted by friendowl

it is selfish of me to feel bad about my problems
when others got it worse.
I've never adhered to this belief. Suffering is universal, stress is a neuro-chemical matter, and prolonged stress can overwhelm and exhaust you no matter who you are. There's always somebody who has it worse, that doesn't discredit your own suffering. I hear some assholes saying "oh boohoo, there's kids starving in Africa blah blah blah....". Well, there's people starving in North Korea and their government is even more oppressive...plus they're cold! Does that mean the African's suffering is invalidated now?