As a student I often put a lot of time and effort into study guides and powerpoints which most of my friends dont do. I was always pretty embarrassed and anxious because I felt like it meant I needed to study more to achieve the same goals. Yesterday after sharing a ppt, one of my friends said he admired how hard I worked. I had never once looked at my extra effort as a positive thing and had only let it made me feel more anxious about my intelligence.

It just goes to show that the anxiety we deal with internally is not a proper reflection of our self or self worth. 

“Comparison is the thief of joy”