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Social media is a weird thing. I got really down on Monday because something I wanted to happen, didn't. It made me feel like I wasn't good enough, that I should just give up, that I'm a failure. One of those days. When you combine this feeling of not being good enough with scrolling through your social media, seeing all the perfect lives and job promotions; the flat stomach and the flashy lifestyles... it's a recipe for disaster. It's weird how social media makes you envy things you don't want because it's all become so competitive. It's like points are assigned to certain milestones, and you scroll away, tallying them up against your own total. Had a baby? 100 points. Bought a house with a garden? 90 points. Got a new car? 75 points. How do I compare? In my ideal fantasy life, all I really want is a penthouse flat, a cute pet tortoise, and the freedom to do whatever the fuck I want. So why am I feeling so far behind everyone else, like my tally of poi