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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2018 10:46:26 GMT -5
Do you think it's normal for people to feel jealous? Some people say they rarely get jealous, but I honestly think they're just either lying, or are emotionally stunted freaks with no sense of passion. It's that feeling in the pit of your stomach that you get when you feel threatened by another who is intruding on something or someone you feel strongly should be exclusively yours. I think it is natural, and to suggest someone should feeling guilty for jealous feelings, is to deny them a basic human emotion. It's the very reason why we fight for things that we want, or believe in. Of course there are some people that overdo it.
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Post by xeepeep on Feb 21, 2018 11:29:12 GMT -5
It's not a good emotion, however it's in line with our ambitious nature. Also it can be a good "driver" towards something positive, a la "I can do better"
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Post by Li'l devil on Feb 21, 2018 12:41:32 GMT -5
Also, it can be a good "driver" towards something negative, a la "I'm going to murder them!!" ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I do feel jealous sometimes, and, on occasion, it can get pretty painful. However, this feeling eventually goes away/weakens, so you just have to deal with it for awhile.
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Post by agent6 on Feb 21, 2018 13:57:03 GMT -5
Mixed feelings.
On the one hand I think it's great because it can act as a fuel for someone to want more and more for themselves, but on the other it can also have more disastrous consequences, as in, consuming you from deep inside because you're constantly wanting what someone else has which will make you focus on their life and what they have (much more) instead of what you have. You'll never have everything someone else has, that's be something like "I want this guy's life because mine is too X, Y, Z".
I myself can sometimes be jealous but nothing serious and I always come back to my senses soon. I also try to avoid being jealous as much as possible because envying what someone else has lowers my self-esteem when I simply know/am aware I can never have "that".
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Post by GRUG on Feb 21, 2018 14:37:55 GMT -5
In my opinion, I think jealousy is something that immature people tend do have. Jealousy also goes hand-in-hand with insecurity. I personally believe that these are not good feelings to have, and people who harbor these feelings really need to heal themselves. These type of feelings can lead to conflicts with people, especially people who are close friends or family. I've seen this happen with some people in my family. Jealousy can create resentment and conflict.
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Post by 40oz on Feb 21, 2018 14:53:15 GMT -5
Yeah, I definitely get jealous. Not a lot, because ideally you want to spend most of your life at peace. However, some of my best accomplishments happened from a spark of jealousy. It's a pretty powerful motivator for me sometimes.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2018 17:14:05 GMT -5
I agree 40, jealousy has also driven me to great achievement.
Well, petty achievement that is great only to me, but achievement none the less.
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