Im going to preface this by saying I know I need to spend less time on social media- that is a given. At my age I really wanted to have found my person and have kids by now. Despite my best efforts to meet the right person and settle down, it hasn’t happened for me yet. I feel intense jealousy when I see other women, especially around my age, hitting these milestones. I’ve been feeling this way for a few years now. I know this jealousy doesn’t serve me and these women have not done anything wrong. I am very blessed in other ways too which id like to focus more on. I’m sure my time will come eventually, but for now, how can I mitigate these feelings of jealousy so I can enjoy my life where I’m at?
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This is a hard one. As you mentioned, I think social media is super toxic. I quit all social media except Reddit in January 2023 and it was the single best thing I’ve done for myself as an adult.
But I can relate in a different way, my mom passed away in 2020 and when I see women my age with their moms or children my kids ages with their grandmothers I’m sometimes filled with rage and jealousy. It helps me to remember that life isn’t always fair and that good things will happen to me and bad things will happen to me. No one’s life is perfect and happiness and roses all the time. We all have our struggles and insecurities.
You answered your own question.