Is it okay to feel sad about things when it could be worse?

Question

Sometimes something bad will happen and I’ll be upset (like losing a job, failing at something, illness complications,etc) and some will be like at least your not starving or homeless. Is it okay to even compare or should I just be happy cause it’s not worse?

Answer

It is okay to be sad sometimes!  I don’t think it’s right when people start the comparing mess.  Literally your response could be “well at least you aren’t dead” to anything in life.  I just feel like people are trying to invalidate your feelings when they do that.  YES, perspective is important.  It’s still normal to be sad sometimes.

Answer

Yes it’s ok to feel sadness.  Sometimes taking another perspective on it (like how things could be worse) is helpful to come out of sadness if you feel stuck in it, but there is nothing at all wrong with feeling and acknowledging sadness.

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I suffer from severe anxiety and depression... Im either really anxious or Im really depressed.. I sometimes feel extremely bad for feeling the way I do when someone out there or even someone I know has an illness or is going through something worse... I said that to say this.... this is your own struggle sometimes outsiders dont understand how you feel in the inside... it is ok to feel sad about things you are going through too..

Answer

It's ok to be sad. You don't have to compare. But you can keep in mind that others' have it worse so that you can still be grateful for what you do have. It just helps you think and feel better sometimes is all.

Is it okay to feel sad about things when it could be worse?

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