upward comparison

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Concepts that appear alongside upward comparison across episodes.

• yogic psychology
• emotional coping strategy
• ego as a defense mechanism
• addictive nature of comparison
• emotional neglect/abuse
• negative emotion activation
• body image issues (biis)
• eating disorders (eds)
• ahamkar (ego)
• muscle dysmorphia (proposed diagnosis)
• body dysmorphic disorder (bdd)
• self-worth / self-esteem
• parasocial relationships
• vicious cycle of comparison
• social anxiety (as a manifestation of biis)
• anorexia nervosa
• orthorexia nervosa (proposed diagnosis)
• downward comparison
• gender-specific diagnosis
• motivation destruction