Ideally you'd be able to accurately gauge your progress without having intense negative emotions attached to it. Certainly it shouldn't undercut a person's feeling of validity in the world.
I think "feeling behind" means different things for different people, depending on the experiences in their formative years they have associated with the thought of being behind. The ideal response to the feeling depends on what the feeling is.
I think "feeling behind" means different things for different people, depending on the experiences in their formative years they have associated with the thought of being behind. The ideal response to the feeling depends on what the feeling is.