Jealousy Isn’t Bad, You’re Just Misusing It

Most people hide jealousy. I'll show you

how to actually handle it. Let me tell

you an example. Let's say your best

friend builds a new house and you feel

happy for her. But somewhere inside

there is this small twist, a tight

feeling in your chest. That's jealousy.

Now let's say you start thinking, "She's

my best friend. I should be happy for

her. And why am I like this?" Here you

attach shame with jealousy. So you'll

feel guilty and you'll hate yourself for

feeling it. Now let's say you think why

am I feeling this and what is this

emotion trying to say to me here you

have attached curiosity to jealousy. The

moment you attach curiosity to jealousy

it will show you what you want, what

matters to you and it will serve its

purpose and lead to self-awareness.

That's the crux of handling jealousy.

Pair jealousy with curiosity and it

starts working for you, not against