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The Dr. Laura Podcast

My Friends Are Doing Better Than I Am

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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My Friends Are Doing Better Than I Am - Tyler feels like he's behind in life compared with the friends he grew up with and wonders how he'll ever stop comparing himself to others. - Dr. Laura: "Every person has a unique path to follow." - How do you feel about the path you've chosen in life? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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I'm 27 years old, come from I guess upper middle class environment, upper middle class

1:14.5

upbringing. So a lot of my peers, a lot of my friends are all established. They have their own

1:19.5

houses, their own careers, and right now I'm transitioning out of the military. I got my degree

1:28.0

while I was in the military and now that I'm transitioning out, I kind of have some sort of self-identity

1:37.1

crisis going on. I don't exactly know what I should be doing with my life compared to my friends.

1:43.2

I should probably have a career. You can't be comparing because they didn't go into the military.

1:49.2

So you can't compare apples to turnips. You can't. It's not fair. They don't have any of the

1:55.1

experiences of being in the military. I understand that part, but it's also another thing that

2:03.2

you don't know you don't know you don't you're just comparing apple you think you're comparing

2:07.0

apple staples. You're not. It doesn't matter where they are and what they're doing.

2:13.0

You went on a different road. You can't compare the different roads.

2:17.2

I know somebody who was in the military came out had no freaking idea what to do.

2:26.8

Decided one day after a year of wasting time, but sometimes we have to waste time

2:34.5

to jostle our brains. Decided to take this course. This one little course

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