For many years I was compared to others by my dad, my teachers, bosses, other kids when I was in school, so I did it, too. I was the smallest boy in the school, so I was always seen as being inferior. I saw myself that way, too. Also, I was the weakest, slowest, most inept boy in gym class. I was laughed at, pushed around, beat up, etc.
In adulthood, I've found that I've failed at everything. I couldn't keep any friendships or jobs. My mental health issues (mainly PTSD) caused many problems, and I haven't worked in 16 years. I see how others my age had marriages (I've never even been on a date), careers, etc. I do feel like a failure when I see where I am now.
Coping skills? I guess I just daydream. I don't think it's a healthy coping skill. It's what I've done my whole life, imagining how things could be if I had a better body, some sort of skill at something... I'm tired of this daydreaming. It makes me think I've made no progress in my life, still stuck on the same thought patterns and the same situation.