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Why do I always invalidate my own pain and feel so much burden when I hear of the suffering of others. I tell myself I have no right to feel sad when someone people are going through worse?

0 Answers Moderated by Danielle Johnson, MSED, Community mental Health Counseling, LMHC Updated: Jul 26, 2020

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