Are my problems unimportant?

Your problems are not unimportant! You are fortunate for what you have and you know that. Just because you may be in a better situation than some people does not mean that you cannot feel depressed or anxious. While listening and helping your friends is important and beneficial to both you and your friends, you also need to take care of yourself. You do matter. You need to be able to vent sometimes to and that is definitely okay. If you're not comfortable venting to your friends, you can always vent on here. There are so many kind people here willing to listen to you, so please don't be afraid to reach out if you need to. Best of Luck to you anon, and if you need someone to talk to there is a venting line, therapists, and my inbox is always open if you'd like.

Your problems are important; your pain is real. I think everyone - including you, and including your friends - needs to remember two things. 1) A person's feelings are never made more or less valid by their level of privelege. 2) There IS a tremendous difference between problems that arise from being oppressed, and problems that are on a smaller, more personal scale. It's okay for you to vent. It's okay for you to feel bad. It's not okay for you to try to imply that your problems are on the same external level as those of people in oppressed groups. You and the people close to you should make a conscious effort to keep that in mind, and be mindful of both the individual emotion and the bigger picture.

It depends on your problems really. It also depends on whom you speak with. You may be going through a bit of depressive state, where as someone else might be going through financial issues. So, to some people, they may see the depressive state as something that can be handled in longevity, where as the financial issues might be fixable more readily. However, if the depressive state were to become a threat to self or others, the precedence of issues would flip. It's all a matter of how you want to take things and how you perceive them. You should try to keep a balance of focusing on your problems, as well as focusing on others. Sometimes there may be a frame of time, which you have to decide what is more important at that time. I hope this is making sense. To me, and others here at Blah Therapy though, we care about YOU! And are willing to listen to anything you need to vent, talk, or need advice about! :)

Your problems are definitely important. Realizing that you DO have it better than most people ( starving kids, homeless people etc) is good. That just shows you understand you have a problem. EVERYONE has problems, some bigger than others. You shouldn't try to make problems for yourself to get on someone else's "level" though. You could end up doing something very bad, so just stick to fixing the problems you already have instead of creating new ones. You can also inbox me if you wanna talk further about this and I'll try to help you! =)

Everyone seems to have covered the fact that you don't have to justify feeling bad or facing a problem very well. But I'd just like to add that assuming you vent in moderation, with a healthy concern for their needs as well, it will likely improve your friendships. It shows you trust them, and want them to be as much a part of your life as you are of theirs. They're your friends, and I would imagine they want to be given opportunities to care for you.

Your problems are just as important as anyone else's. You have feelings, as does every human being, and your feelings are valid. You should never feel guilty about feeling down or wanting to vent. It is very important to get things off of your chest, carrying that weight for too long is not healthy. When we bottle things up, we eventually explode. If you and your friends are close, go ahead and vent to them. They will understand that everyone has their days. They might see it as you showing them trust, and it will make you feel a whole lot better. In short, your problems are not unimportant at all.