Is it normal to feel like a lesser being when I see someone better than me at something?

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I can't really explain it properly but, whenever I see someone doing better in life, I instantaneously think of my self as worthless or a lesser being compared to said person, even if its something I can't control like heights, when I see someone taller than me, I can't help but feel hatred for the person even if they didn't do anything to me, I'm 5'9 for the record, so seeing tall people is normal occurrence but every time I do, I feel the same way as always, I feel inferior to them, in academics too, I can't help but feel anger towards naturally smart or hardworking students, I genuinely don't know why or when I started feeling these things but I've only come to realize on what's happening to me just recently, is what I'm experiencing an actual thing? has other people experienced this? is there a term for it?

Posted Jul 30, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC

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