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writes:HelpI need to get over my jealousy because it's having such a serious impact on my life.I mainly get jealous of my close friends (the closer they are, the more jealous I feel) and my jealousy makes me want to sabotage the good things they have in their lives. Which I know is awful, and I try to control myself. But I can't help it, I hate to see them having fun without me. I HATE it when they leave me out of things. It makes me want to hurt them (emotionally) and myself (physically).It is making me feel so rubbish about myself that I can't even look at myself in the mirror. I don't want to live like this anymore. I just hate myself so much. What can I do?
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reader, Laura1318  +, writes (8 February 2008):
 See No evil, hear No evil and speak No evil!
Pretend you did not see it. If you hear evil, shut your ears and do not speak evil..
Think positive always and the positive will find you.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 February 2008): I know, it feels like , everybody else is having fun,except you.I think its true, it happens to more artistic, or just most unstable people.
It is very bad ,because you don't want to be that way, but you can't help it.
I guess,if you would be happy, you wouldn't feel the same way. But it comes together, with feeling left out. I think, focus on your own good things in life,and forget about theirs. I'm sure the have their own pain too. Good luck.
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 February 2008): Hi, I've had the same problem all my life. One one end I'm happy for close friends' successes but at the same time I'm envious of it. What I've learned over the years is that I wasn't happy with myself, with what I was doing with my life. I never went after the things I wanted to do. When I found something (writing, art & politics) that I really enjoyed and pursued it with a passion, it took my jealousy away because I was happy with myself and my life.
I know a lot of artistic types have jealousy and depression; you may want to check out this link even if you're not the artistic moody type. There are 9 basic personality types (look at 'type descriptions' on your left) and it helps you figure out who you are and what stumbling blocks to overcome.
http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/
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reader, AskEve +, writes (8 February 2008):
 Jealousy is rife in the world today especially in relationships. Feelings such as jealousy are based on fear and do not come from love at all, we say we feel like this BECAUSE we love the person but this isn't the case at all. Jealousy comes from wanting to possess and wanting to own or have. One cannot own another being or even the mind of another being. One being cannot live for another.
Remember that FEAR stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear immobilizes and makes it virtually impossible for people to think effectively because it bypasses the pre frontal cortex and goes directly to your right brain emotional centre and is thus not even analyzed first!
Feelings such as guilt and worry are in the same category.
See what benefits you could possibly derive from sitting in your favourite chair and contemplating as well as experiencing these feelings of jealousy intensely for a few hours? None of course because they do not deliver any benefit other than getting you into an even greater state of fear. So you see, that jealousy, guilt, fear and worry all belong in the trash bin because they do not deliver any benefit whatsoever.
Love on the other hand will get you to understand and be less fearful. This in turn will make it possible for you to experience joy and bliss.
Remember always: You have a mind, your feelings come from your mind therefore you can control your feelings. In other words, YOU are in charge and nobody else. YOU determine the future. And you become what you THINK. Be careful because the universe will deliver that which you THINK!
~Eve~
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