Tag: envy
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5 Reasons Why Smart People Don’t Waste Their Time on Jealousy
Jealousy, also called the “green-eyed monster,” corrupts the soul and creates turmoil in daily life. For a good reason, they call envy a monster because it eats away at people until it eventually drives them mad. Nothing positive ever comes from jealousy, yet many people have difficulties overcoming this emotion. The most trivial things can…
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9 Signs Someone Has Outgrown Their Surroundings
Specific characteristics separate the realms of the living versus non-living. Perhaps the most fundamental of differences is the need and ability to grow. Feeling frustrated when you’ve outgrown your current life is normal. You grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as a human. The physical aspect usually stops by age 21, but you’ll continue to…
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Psychology Explains Why Some People Like Watching People Fail
No one wants to believe that they could ever be a bad person, but people fail. Going through life day by day isn’t hard enough; you can’t also handle the idea that you might be secretly mean. But being nice and rooting for everyone at all times can be very tiring. Sometimes, you might even…
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6 Ways a Jealous Relationship Harms Your Self-Esteem
Jealousy is far from an uncommon emotion. After all, it’s the brain’s response to a perceived threat towards a relationship that you hold in high regard. There are normal, healthy levels of this feeling, and there’s nothing wrong with the occasional jealous relationship experience. In fact, research shows that a third of all married couples…