Jealousy

Jealousy is a universal emotion that everyone goes through. It is an emotion that can cause many people to make unwise decisions. There are chemicals that initiate this emotion there are called neuropeptides. A neuropeptide is absorbed into the cell which then gives rise to the feeling of that emotion. Jealousy is a resentful envy of someone else’s success, achievements, advantages, etc. For example a person can get jealous of someone’s relationship with their partner because it is very successful and perhaps they haven’t had a successful relationship. It can also over take a person and there are times when they are not fully conscience when it happens. (www.calmhealthworks.com/)


They can not completely control their actions. It causes them to snap and get really paranoid. Many people get very insecure and take their anger out on their friends. Also known as the “Green Monster”, everyone becomes this monster at one point in their life. When they do many people do not want to be around them and because of this it can also make them lose their closest friends and the respect from their loved ones. They feel as if other people don’t deserve to get good things that the whole world should revolve around them. (www.allaboutlifechallenges.org/what-is-jealousy-faq.htm)


But there are times when jealousy is not all bad. A healthy jealousy needs to be developed in family and love relationships. This type of jealousy is a protective fight to maintain your relationships. For example would you sit by while a person seduces your spouse or deceives your child? No, you would fight for them. This can also comfort your spouse or child to let them know that you care. But for the most part it can be bad what we need to do is balance it out to where it is at a healthy level. (www.allaboutlifechallenges.org/what-is-jealousy-faq.htm)