Significant career milestones over 15 years include bylines in Psychologies and Cosmopolitan, building a successful freelance career without office work, and buying a first home at 30. Despite these achievements, exposure to LinkedIn triggers comparison, imposter feelings, and lowered self-esteem. The LinkedIn feed amplifies curated success stories—book deals, promotions, and digital nomads—creating a conveyor belt of highlight reels that provoke numbness and envy. Doom-scrolling behavior persists despite negative emotions. Conscious boundary-setting and treating LinkedIn like any other social platform helps manage reactions and protect mental wellbeing.
"In the past 15 years, my achievements include, but are by no means limited to: writing for well-known publications including "Psychologies" and "Cosmopolitan," creating a successful freelance career without stepping foot in an office, and buying my first home at 30. By all accounts, I should be positively delighted. And yet, I'm one doom-scroll away from throwing my laptop out of the window - figuratively speaking, of course."
"Whenever I open LinkedIn, my stomach and self-esteem drop through the floor. The conveyor belt of horrors: A 20-something who just landed a book deal, a former classmate announcing their latest promotion, or a digital nomad living out their dream of traveling the world. My bylines pale in comparison to their wins, and I feel numb. But then, I keep coming back."
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