2006-09-02 20:02:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
The way I think of jealousy is desiring something that does not belong to you. I think possessiveness or defensiveness might be mistaken for jealousy. A feeling of admiration or appreciation are also not the same as jealousy. To me it is a false emotion
2006-09-02 20:58:53 · update #1
it is a combination of three basic emotions:anger,sadness, and insecurity.....i don't understand the 2nd part of your question....but jealousy is a very real strong emotion!
2006-09-02 20:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jealousy is being envious of someone or something. Jealous people aren't happy with who they have become & are jealous of those they wish they were more like. B/c they want to possess what someone else has, no matter what it may be, they would enjoy seeing that person go through bad times...Like some people enjoy other poeple's misery- that's when they are happy. The rest of the time they have to be unhappy & if you are happy for too long they will create trouble for you therefore temporarily feeling better than you. SO SAD!!!
2006-09-03 04:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by paigenstuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jealousy is a feeling. Not a pretense. Good jealousy is when a married man starts to look at other women or vice versa. Bad jealousy is when a person can't control their fears about their partners devotion to them. I watched an episode on Dr. Phil the other day where a man was terrorizing his fiance because he couldn't control his fear and wanted to know her whereabouts and her doings every minute of every day. She was flattered at first but this is a HUGE RED FLAG. In the end he was knocking down her door and ramming her car to try to control her.
http://judgeright.blogspot.com
2006-09-02 21:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jealousy has nothing to do with insecurity. It comes from selfishness and the pursuit of happiness: the person is selfish because he wants the other person/thing to be his and his only (or hers), and pursuit of happiness because he thinks this person/thing is a source of happiness of some sort. Even some animals are jealous, and many pet owners have amusing stories about this. It's a normal feeling for human beings. We're basically advanced animals, so it's natural we feel jealous.
2006-09-02 20:25:34 · answer #4 · answered by Psychotic Clown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it has more to do with a low self esteem or lack of confidence in our own strenght.
it also depends on how jelouse you are and if you do have a reason.if you have reason you are not supposed to stay in a relationship.
i read somewhere but i cant remember where that a little jelousy
spices up the relationship.but it can also be considerat a desees.
2006-09-02 22:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by stohark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jealousy is the fear of being replaced by someone else. Its the reason God can be jealous, we as humans cannot. God fears us replacing him with something else which is our free choice given to us.
Envious is wanting something someone else has. Don't confuse the two.
2006-09-02 20:11:21 · answer #6 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's basic animal instinct. If you have a cat or dog, watch it get jealous from time to time.
It is normal to get jealous when someone is making a play for your spouse.
2006-09-02 20:51:50 · answer #7 · answered by Smartassawhip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are insucure and they are selfish.
Jealousy is a terrible thing. If I have a friend that is female my wife is ok with that. As it should be, and I am ok with her having male friends. Just because we are married does not mean that we can no longer choose who our friends will be.
Jerry
2006-09-02 20:30:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cause jealousy.
People are jealous of anything they don't have.
Well, most are.
2006-09-02 20:07:37 · answer #9 · answered by Elitist, much? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋