The 21 Most Traumatizing Things That Could Happen To Competitive People

    If you're not first, you may as well fake your own death and start a new life.

    1. Getting second place IN ANYTHING.

    2. Knowing someone is sweating harder than you at the gym.

    3. When someone is a NATURAL at something that took you YEARS to perfect.

    4. Being told, "You're all winners."

    5. Having to take it "easy" because you're playing against children.

    6. Having the not-exactly-athletically-inclined person on your team.

    7. Someone getting all the praise for work YOU DID.

    8. Or getting placed in an apathetic group for a class project.

    9. Knowing someone beat you BECAUSE THEY CHEATED.

    10. Losing the fight for a prime parking spot.

    11. Watching HELPLESSLY as someone ties your Flappy Bird high score.

    12. When someone else has the last word.

    13. Being told to calm down.

    14. Getting picked LAST on a team.

    15. Losing and having to say "good game" REPEATEDLY to everyone on the other team.

    16. Finding out a co-worker gets paid more than you.

    17. Someone forfeiting a game that you were CLEARLY going to win.

    18. When someone (BESIDES YOU) throws off the curve with their test score.

    19. Getting disqualified from ANYTHING.

    20. Getting a 99%.

    21. And when someone gets something you've always wanted.

    Losers to the left.