What is Comparative Suffering?

Ehlers Danlos & I
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Publicado 2024-01-29
In this video, I dive deep into the topic of comparative suffering. Do you ever feel like your pain or struggles are miniscule in comparison to others? Do you feel like your pain or struggles are always significantly worse than those around you? Then please watch this video!

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  • @sonyapurkovic405
    Thank you for sharing this! I have suspected hEDS and have been in chronic pain for. as long as I can remember; my mother has always been one to say "I'm 37 years older than you it's not possible for your [body part/s] to hurt as badly as you're saying/as much as mine" and now I have an explanation, and a path of action
  • @AndreaJohnson-mz9kc
    You covered so many things, all of which speak directly to me -- so many words of wisdom that I will need to listen to this video a few more times to take it all in. Thank you so much!
  • @patsnights
    Thank you for this video. I have always shared as an understanding compared to their experience. But this gave me a wider understanding. Though I suffer extended pain with stress to the muscle it isn't a comparison just an understanding.
  • @Catlily5
    Everyone struggles in one way or another. Even if you can't see it.
  • @kirstinsandblom9788
    Thanks for this! My biggest struggle is not going overboard in correcting someone who is not understanding how much pain I am in. It's important for me to give friends and family an accurate view of my capabilities, but lots of the time my explanation ends up degenerating into suffering comparisons. Anyone have any tips on how to manage these types of discussions?
  • @shannongreenwell1278
    My sister is always the one who compares her pain to my pain and I find that very annoying and very invalidating. I feel like she doesn’t understand how much I feel and how much pain I have to deal with on a daily basis and that to everyone MY Pain is invalid because I am suppose to be able to do everything. She has Fibromyalgia, Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Scoliosis.