According to the Myers Psychology textbook, this is a psychological term called "Relative Deprivation" where we perceive that we are worse off after comparing ourselves(or our lives) with other people. We decide on what we deserve or what we should expect by looking at other people and comparing. It is completely normal and everyone does it :)
" if you are bored when you're alone, you are in bad company"
My life seems so boring!
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According to the Myers Psychology textbook, this is a psychological term called "Relative Deprivation" where we perceive that we are worse off after comparing ourselves(or our lives) with other people. We decide on what we deserve or what we should expect by looking at other people and comparing. It is completely normal and everyone does it :)
" if you are bored when you're alone, you are in bad company"