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FamilyLife Today® > Programs > Faith > Repentance > The Danger of Comparison

I’m Happy For You, Not Really

Kay Wills Wyma shares what the Bible says about “obsessive comparison disorder” and how to diagnosis it in yourself as well as your kids.

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I’m Happy for You (Sort of… Not Really)

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Comments

  • Clara

    They can’t rub anything in your face that you do not deem as more important. For example, if they esteem rubber duckies and brag over how many they have, it does nothing to you because you do not esteem them. God’s love gives you worth, not what you do. You are loved. I struggle too in this area, so I sympathize!

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