> I have a bit of a problem that, as is often the case for me, is probably perfectly normal and I'm blowing it all out of proportion and being too oversensitive. I don't know exactly how to put this in words, but here goes anyway.
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> What do you do when you come across a person who is apparently better than you in nearly everything you're interested in, and is also a really nice and funny person, and you don't want to hate them or anything because you like them so much? When I talk to this person I'm pretty much fine, but whenever I go to their website and see all the stuff they can do I feel a little depressed. I think inadaquate is the word I want.
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> This person is like five, six years older than I am, so that probably explains why they're more skilled in certain things, but I still can't help but feel a twinge of - I guess it's jealousy, but it doesn't feel like it. Another thing, I suspect, is that my generally-inflated ego isn't quite used to seeing people that are more skilled in *anything* than I am. Which of course is something I need to get over, but I don't seem to want to work this out with myself. Every time I've thought about this person I just sort of freeze up inside and hope it goes away. But it doesn't.
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> And I guess that is all I have to say.
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> Qua "Someday I think I'll post something here that *isn't* angst-ridden - that'll be a nice change of pace" rtz

I have a friend like that. It used to just drive me crazy because she was my friend, but it seemed so unfair that she was better at EVERYTHING. But the older we got and the more we talked, the more I realized that she had her own difficulties and one of them was that people always expected her to be perfect. I also learned that there are some things I am better at than she is. Of course, neither of these things might be true in your situation, but it might help to remember that being perceived as good at everything can come with a pretty high price. And you have your own talents in the right proportions, even if it doesn't feel like that right now. There's always going to be somebody who's better than you are at something--that's just the way life is. Just be the best you can as yourself and don't worry about them.
Sorry about how cheesy this all sounds, but I really think it's true.