feeling(s) of guilt for not being content because another person (known or unknown) may:

1. love to be in your situation; or
2. are in a worse situation than you.

Examples of comparative guilt in a sentence:

• Parents sometimes use comparative guilt and say, “there are starving children in Africa,” to force their children to eat vegetables.
• Mary’s thoughts are influenced by comparative guilt when she thinks she does not have a right to be depressed because she comes from an affluent family.
• Saying, “there are people who have it worse” is a platitude encouraging comparative guilt.

Examples of comparative guilt in conversation:

• “You are beautiful, what do you have to be upset about?”
• “There are hundred of people who would love to have that job.” (To someone who is not satisfied with their career.)
• “Other people have it worse.”

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• abusive distorted reality
• anxportunist
• cognitive dissonance
• Comparative Guilt
• EQ (Emotional Quotient)
• internal distraction
• limiting belief
• productive shame
• self-awareness
• self-justification
• self-motivation
• toxic shame
• victim