Very thin and very rich

[Anonymous]

I have a family member who is very thin and very rich -- two things I want but don't have. I know it's superficial and I have no idea if this person is even really happy, but it's just kind of hard to hear about all her new acquisitions and see how great she looks when I'm feeling dumpy and poor. Can anyone relate?

[Anonymous]

C'mon. You have most of the essentials if you have your health, a loving and supportive family, happiness and means to support you and yours and contribute to others.

[Anonymous]

I'm very thin and financially comfortable. I also wear padded bras to hide how flat I am, I'm unfulfilled in my nonexistent work life, and I hate my husband and don't think my marriage will last.

I wear size 25 designer jeans, but I bet your happier than me.

[Anonymous]

You're not your. Sorry. I'm stupid too

[Anonymous]

Totally relate. I try not to dwell on the things I don't have, but my weight and financial situation are the easiest depression rabbit holes for me to fall down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally relate. I try not to dwell on the things I don't have, but my weight and financial situation are the easiest depression rabbit holes for me to fall down.

Thank you, i'm glad I'm not alone..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally relate. I try not to dwell on the things I don't have, but my weight and financial situation are the easiest depression rabbit holes for me to fall down.

Thank you, i'm glad I'm not alone..

Right there with you. Those are my two "betes noire" as well. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

I was totally envious of my friend I met about 6 years ago who was thin, beautiful, and very talented. She killed herself a few months ago

[Anonymous]

OMG 23:22 that is horrible! I am so sorry to hear that. I wonder what pushed her over the edge? Very sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:C'mon. You have most of the essentials if you have your health, a loving and supportive family, happiness and means to support you and yours and contribute to others.

That's just it. I don't want the essentials. I want to have a drop dead gorgeous body. I want to be really rich. I'm tired of always stressing about money and never having enough and always trying to lose weight and not liking my body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm very thin and financially comfortable. I also wear padded bras to hide how flat I am, I'm unfulfilled in my nonexistent work life, and I hate my husband and don't think my marriage will last.

I wear size 25 designer jeans, but I bet your happier than me.

I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. Why do you hate your husband? Have you been looking for a job?

[Anonymous]

I am voluptuous in all the right places, and as middle class as they come. I am happy, and satisfied with life.

[Anonymous]

I'm overweight and don't have enough money. I am not jealous of those who are thin and rich. I have enough to worry about. I don't have time to waste thinking about what other people have that I don't have.

The key to happiness is being grateful for what you have. For all you know, your rich and thin relative is trying to fulfill her inner emptiness with all sorts of superficial baubles that will never make her happy. Be glad you are not her!!

I wish I were thinner, and I wish I had more money. I'm trying to spend my energy losing weight (by eating better and exercising more), and by figuring out how to find a job in this nasty recession.

There's always someone better off than you, no matter how well you are doing. Look around at your life, and you'll probably find lots of things that are wonderful about it. Don't waste time dwelling on what it's NOT, but instead focus more on what it is, and what it can be.

Best of luck to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm overweight and don't have enough money. I am not jealous of those who are thin and rich. I have enough to worry about. I don't have time to waste thinking about what other people have that I don't have.

The key to happiness is being grateful for what you have. For all you know, your rich and thin relative is trying to fulfill her inner emptiness with all sorts of superficial baubles that will never make her happy. Be glad you are not her!!

I wish I were thinner, and I wish I had more money. I'm trying to spend my energy losing weight (by eating better and exercising more), and by figuring out how to find a job in this nasty recession.

There's always someone better off than you, no matter how well you are doing. Look around at your life, and you'll probably find lots of things that are wonderful about it. Don't waste time dwelling on what it's NOT, but instead focus more on what it is, and what it can be.

Best of luck to you.

ITA. Try not to focus on others. You honestly have no idea what's really going on with them. The grass is always greener... We all have our own trials and tribulations. And we all have our own blessings. Sometimes we all experience really good times when things seem to be going well, and we experience really challenging times as well. Focus on being the best person you can be and try to send out good energy to others, even the thin, rich ones. Good energy will come back to you in positive ways, and you'll probably end up feeling a lot better when you stop the negative cycle of being envious of others. It's not worth it. We all have those moments, but we should focus on making ourselves and our lives better. Focusing on others is simply not productive. Try affirming what is positive in your life as well as what's potentially positive. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

At my highest I weighed 277. Had a gastric bypass. My weight is between 119 and 124 (it's hard work but worth it). My life is far from perfect. I used to think that if I were thin my life would be so easy and so much more fun. It's not. It's still terribly hard to make friends. In fact, I think it's harder. Women are downright suspicious of any attractive woman. I have the exact same problems I have always had. There is no such thing as instant happiness.