Turkey, Stuffing, and Feelings of Inadequacy

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    Are you checking out all of your friends’ amazing Thanksgiving pictures on social media?
    And does it look like everybody had a better time, a nicer meal, and a more beautiful home than you? Comparing ourselves to others can really make us feel bad…
    In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss why we do it anyway.

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