1. Make a list of everything good in your life- Doing this will help you see that life doesn’t suck all the time. When you write down your positive traits and accomplishments, you will see that you have a lot going for you. Then (if it helps) imagine people wishing they could be just like you instead of you wishing you could be just like them.
2. Quit Facebook stalking- I don’t know about you, but I do know that every time I Facebook stalk I get even more jealous of the so-called “popular” kids. I would consider myself to be pretty darn popular too, but still there’s that group you’re not a part of that you wish you were. Seeing people’s fun weekend and extravagant vacation pictures makes me want to be them. I spend meaningless hours on Facebook wondering why “that girl” has a boyfriend and I don’t or why she always seems to get everything she wants. Here’s an idea, get off Facebook! If you aren’t “stalking” people, you won’t have anyone to be jealous of.
3. Don’t be so nosy- This is one of my flaws. I am always asking people who they’re texting or where they’re going. And I am constantly butting into conversations. I get jealous when a cute guy texts my sister or when my “friends” go to a party I wasn’t invited to. Just stay out of it. Don’t bother worrying about what other people are doing. This way you won’t get jealous at the drop of a hat.
4. Stop feeling sorry for yourself- You start over-analyzing what’s wrong with your life and wonder why it isn’t carefree and easy-going like other people’s. Then you get jealous because you have the worst luck ever and your co-worker gets whatever she wants served to her on a silver platter. Accept reality and stop turning everything into a crisis. Don’t feel bad for yourself or get jealous of your co-worker. Instead be happy with what you’ve got!
What are some other ways to stop being jealous?
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hydrangea / 99 posts
awesome post ! made me feel better about myself in general. :]
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all very tru
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i loved this … all great advice Lovelyish — keep it coming .
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Love this post!
sunflower / 257 posts
I think jealousy goes away as you mature and learn to feel happy for others
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@mz_d0rkabl3@xanga - I agree. Jealousy eases when you become more mature, more secure in yourself as a person, and start to figure out what’s really important in life.
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i think for people who facebook stalk, just remember users tend to put photos that make you think that their lives are super great, but in reality you don’t know what is going behind close doors.
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all very true. i actually used to facebook “stalk” of peoples weekends and such and felt like so i just stopped doing that all together for a couple months, now it feels a whole lot better! and i’ll deff have to try not feeling sorry for my selfff
daisy / 636 posts
Good list! I actually unfriended my boyfriend on Facebook because I couldn’t NOT Facebook stalk him, constantly. I would analyze every single move he made on FB, every last comment and every last “like”. It’s so much simpler now.
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or start making others jealous :]
orchid / 147 posts
I thought this was going to be about how to stop being a jealous girlfriend/boyfriend. lol Well, great post anyway. Dually appreciated.
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5. Get a fucking self esteem.
You can never be happy if you compare yourself to other people. Decide to be happy with who you are and what you have.
tulip / 14 posts
Well I wouldn’t say that I’m jealous of the people I wish I could be for a day. I’m more fascinated by their lives and appearances, and these are what attracts me to them. I’m not jealous so much, but I just want to be them. I sound stupid saying this, but I’m really just happy for them that they can seem so lucky. I wish I had that luck, but that desire doesn’t rouse resentment in me. What also keeps me from being jealous is that some people look at me the same way as I admire others. I know this because I get people staring at me on the streets a lot, and it’s definitely not because I’m wearing catchy or slutty clothes. I get phone calls from desperate girls trying to hang out with me, and I love being nice to people, but sometimes it scares me the way they look at me as if I’m perfect. Nobody is perfect, and even thought it’s hard for me to believe that the person I admire isn’t perfect, that’s the truth. I’m sure that those girls have misconceptions of my “good life” because I know more about mine than others think they do. You can’t tell much about a person based on their appearances and your perceptions of their lives, so don’t be jealous, because you might just have a better life without knowing it.
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5. Make yourself better, hotter, more desirable (PLEASE?).
sunflower / 477 posts
thank you! after that last pathetic post about jealousy, this is the kind of thing i like to see!
magnolia / 1354 posts
these are great tips!
@TequilaKisses@xanga - hahaha.
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i agree lol especially with the fb part.
sunflower / 320 posts
People got jealous of me and destroyed me then told me to be humble–no because it’s my “failure.” I’m certainly not because they will do all of this then turn the argument around because of the time, pick one. I’m goddamn dictator. I can’t even provide for the fucking hobo they’ll try to box me with to waste the rest of my proving years in some slurred, drunken argument of lustful satisfaction with random Bible quotes. “Be fruitful and multiply.” You aren’t fruitful and neither am I, the abandoned car testifies that, so no touch unless you want to give me something for it. At least get me something my age.
I will get back at th people who pulled that shit, not with stuff but with their remains and all that they care about. This is why I don’t have friends never have. It’s like you’ll want revenge for the world on me. And whatever your little fantasy was didn’t compare to my desperation. Yes, I wanted a job.
I’m postal.
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oh my gosh! i couldn’t have said it better myself. I agree with every.single.point. you brought up and actually began using these same techniques a few months ago (: i thought i was the only one suspecting that facebook contributed a lot. Jealousy, in combination with lack of faith for your own life, can bring out the worst of people.
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I find something about myself that I love and that I know makes others jealous, like my naturally curly hair, my big boobs, my legs…it works
lily / 5148 posts
Too bad it’s never that easy…>_>
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@Starry_eyed_gypsy@xanga - me too. i agree on realizing what you have that make people jealous. for me, it is my eyes, my dancing skill and i have open-minded awesome parents…
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Hahaha It’s easier to get jealous than actually do something about it!! haha Just do it already!!
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i love this post. it made me feel better
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5. COPY.
whenever i get jealous, i figure out what it is i feel like i’m lacking. then i get it for myself. nothing good has ever happened to anyone without a little hard work. just because you THINK someone has it easy, it may not actually be true. the most gorgeous person i know spends 2+ hours at the gym a day and drops $100/month on beauty stuff. if you aren’t willing to do what is necessary to get something, don’t bitch about not having it.
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I deactivated my facebook because it was making me a jealous evil conniving bitch.
The rest comes with finding happiness in your self and stop being so concerned with what others think 24/7.
It actually does help to think about your good attribution and traits.
orchid / 153 posts
This is the best post I have EVER read.