I very recently wrote a book called "Ask for Help!". I realized that I do need to ask for help with something that has been weighing on me for a while now.

I have always pushed myself a lot, especially with grades and studying. Now I have realized that I don't push myself for me, but for others. See, I have this best friend and she is amazing. We have been through a lot together and she is the best friend that you could ever wish for. The only thing is that she's like, amazing at everything and the best at whatever she does, and it seems so effortless. She is awesome at everything I work so hard to be good at and it's getting frustrating always being second to her, and it makes me feel so useless and talentless. What makes it worse is that my parents are always comparing me to her and they have started to do so more often. Then I feel so guilty of being jealous of her and I beat myself up over it, because she's my best friend! Lately I have been overworking myself to try to get to her level and I feel like it's destroying me. I feel so stressed and overwhelmed. It's been working but when I see my grades, even though they are amazing, I don't even feel proud or anything. I don't know what to do.

Please owl me or post on my wall if you have any advice or if you are going through anything similar.