Everyone my age is further ahead and I'm spiraling. Here's my comparison: [describe career, relationships, milestones, finances, and social media evidence of their success]. First reality: comparison is comparing incomparable things (their year 10 to your year 3, their parents' money to your student loans, their public success to your private struggle). Decode what I'm actually comparing: am I comparing our real lives or my behind-the-scenes to their highlight reel? Do I know their full story or just what they show? Identify comparison triggers: whose success hurts most? What specifically triggers the spiral? (Engagements? Promotions? Vacations? Purchases? Achievements?). Then analyze what the comparison reveals: what do I actually want? (Is it their specific thing or what it represents - security, validation, being seen, freedom, success?). Recognize the lies: social media is everyone's curated best, people in their 30s talking about their 20s revise history, and half the people who look "ahead" are drowning in anxiety. Map my actual timeline: where am I actually? What have I accomplished? What's my context (responsibilities, challenges, starting point)? Am I actually behind or just on a different path? Create the comparison elimination system: the social media audit (unfollow every person who triggers comparison), the reality check (what problems do they have that I don't see?), the context reminder (their path ≠ my path), the milestone redefinition (what's success FOR ME not for Instagram?), the progress tracking (looking at my growth not others' positions), and the timeline rebellion (there is no right timeline). Include: the achievement that would finally make me feel "enough" (trick question - it won't), who I'm racing against (ghosts and algorithms), and what I'd do with my energy if I wasn't spending it measuring.