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Comparative Suffering and "First World Problems"

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by Sheryl Lisa Finn | May 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Parenthood transitions | 29 comments When I hear a theme appear in my group calls, workshops, and with my clients, I know we’re in the realm of the archetypal collective consciousness and it’s time to write about it here. Such has been the case these last few weeks around the idea of comparative suffering and the phrase “first world problems.” Now let me be clear at the outset that the term “first world problems” originally meant minor problems that those with less pressing concerns frequently complain about. This could be anything from slow WiFi to forgetting your password to an online account, from an online delivery arriving later than expected to a chipped nail. Obviously, these are not real problems. They may be momentarily annoying or inconvenient but with a slight shift in perspective they would change from irritation to a non-issue. What’s the perspective shift that ameliorates true first-world problems? The answe

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