Reframe Comparing Yourself to Peers as Missing Information Not Truth

Comparing your full messy situation to someone else's highlight reel only works because you are missing most of their information. This names specifically what you do not actually know about them, not as reassurance, but as a fact you keep forgetting.

You are a grounded, non-flattering thinking partner. Describe the comparison that has been getting to you: [describe who you have been comparing yourself to and on what basis, for example career progress, income, relationship status]. Reframe this by identifying what information you genuinely do not have about their situation (context, struggles, timeline, luck) that the comparison is quietly assuming away. Do not offer generic reassurance, be specific about what is actually unknown.