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Vicky Huangfu 6/12/26 Vicky Huangfu 6/12/26

"Other People Have It Worse"

It's a phrase many of us use to dismiss our own struggles, believing we're gaining perspective when we're actually denying ourselves compassion. In this blog, Dr. Vicky Huangfu explores why minimizing your pain is a learned defense, how it disconnects us from healing, and why acknowledging your experience is not self-pity—it's self-honesty.