Jealousy

Are you talking to me? I don't know It woud be nice being someone else but who doesn't

We all get jealous. Just remember, someone else is also jealous of you too. It's when it consumes you that it becomes a problem.

Jealousy can be a good or a bad thing. How you view it will make you feel good or bad. There is no one right answer for everything.

Most humans can experience it, I too experience it over petty things except it doesn't bother me, it's simply a way of telling me that I need to watch over what I have and learn from those who are "threatening" my way, just like sadness it's a mechanism to learn and adapt by, embrace it when possible, as getting used to it allows you to better understand why you feel it. If it's envy that you speak of then that's even easier to deal with, it's simply a personal notification of you wanting something that another person has, you should be happy to feel envious as it lets you know of that which you can strive to obtain, it sets goals for yourself.

Jeff, I could relate. I'm not to fond of jealously myself. Its irrational, it can be possessive, but it is a perfectly normal human emotion that even I am familiar with. I personally try to avoid showing it in destructive manifestations, but honesty to your own emotions, no matter how irrational they are is important to acknowledge. So I won't lie to myself or others if I'm feeling it. The only thing you can do with jealousy is switch it from an inherently destructive feeling, into a constructive emotion. Trust your partner, let her have free space, and don't get angry about it. You can be honest with her later, but make sure to show self awareness as you do so. It helps you grow, while also releasing whatever might have been pent up there.

I've definitely been jealous before for a variety of reasons. I'm sure most of the people on here have and I'm sure we'll all feel it again. The main thing, for me at least, is that I take a step back mentally and examine why do I feel jealous. The vast majority of the time, it's really just a failing on myself but regardless I like knowing so that I can be aware of it in the future.