Jealousy

  • Jealousy can either be suspicious or reactive
  • jealousy is a defensive reaction to a perceived threat
  • Jealousy is feeling fearful or insecure over a relative lack of possessions (possessions in the general sense, ex. romantic partner)
  • Envy means you have a discontented longing for someone else's advantages. Jealousy involves suspicion at some sort of rivalry.
  • Jealousy could be seen as a form of envy, since the jealous person may envy the affection that his or her partner gives to a rival— affection the jealous person feels entitled to himself
    • Alternatively, they may be seen as 2 different things that may also occur simultaneously
  • When jealous, we create complex narratives