By Sheri Stritof — 2021
Here’s a look at jealousy and steps you can take to overcome this emotion in your marriage.
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Vacation photos, engagement announcements, wedding shoots—it can be enough to make you seriously envious.
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Jealousy and envy are normal, but you don’t have to get stuck in these feelings. You can use these feelings to help you get where you want.
Unhealthy comparing can be self-limiting—perhaps especially for creative people, who often have the personality trait of high sensitivity, which typically includes stronger emotional reactions.
Creativity coach Jennifer Mills Kerr provides her top tips on the creative life.
Envy can be turned into joy for the very person you envy.
Envy turns life into an endless competition that nobody wins.
Conventional wisdom says happy people have no use for envy. But jealousy can also be a tool if used wisely.
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Envy can be used for good.
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We’re usually envious of things to do with status or possessions, though, as we’ll discover, what we envy changes significantly with our age, gender, and social status.
Jealousy and envy occupy a unique space on the spectrum of emotion in that they are simultaneously ubiquitous and invisible.