2006-12-29 07:33:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Jealousy not necessarily in relationships but in general as well.
2006-12-29 07:38:46 · update #1
What causes jealousy in a person?
2006-12-29 08:08:33 · update #2
no , i dnt think anyone ever got benefit from jealousy ! this is my opinion ...
2006-12-29 22:01:12 · answer #1 · answered by abukhalaf88 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jealousy is a natural response to loss, or fear of loss, and coupled with anger (anger at the cause of the loss). The feelings will come, irrespective of the loss.
There are no good or bad feelings. We judge ourselves and others on how we react to feelings. You can take an emotionally healthy response to feelings of jealousy (accept that people are not objects to be horded and traded), or not (pound a wall with your fist, or the face of the one responsible). Take experiences of jealousy as personal teachable moments...think about how your heroes would act...
2006-12-29 16:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by quyenarana 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Almost never. Jealousy (for its own sake and disregarding any positive behavior it motivates) is, in my opinion, a form of spite. Spite is the opposite of altruism - jealousy is a kind of hostility to the other person, but also hostility to oneself, because one could choose to release it and stop suffering from it at any time. Jealousy can motivate a person to go after his/her goals, but it's kind of sad if they will only act to fulfill their desire if the action is in the form of aggression towards another person who has something they want.
2006-12-29 17:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by zilmag 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. But to be honest, I'm not sure what true jealousy is because I've always stopped myself from being jealous. Well, its nice if your honest with yourself, but bad when it gets out of hand.
2006-12-29 15:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference between envy and jealousy.
"Envy is pain at the good fortune of others." - Aristotle
Jealousy is a fear of loss directed at the object of affection and often results in attempts to control that person's life to feel more secure yet resulting in more chaos.
Jealousy benefits me nothing. It takes up worrisome energy, requires me to live on assumptions, and adds unwanted tension to my life. I must admit that I was taught to be jealous and envious and unlearning these patterns is well worth it for me.
2006-12-29 16:49:44 · answer #5 · answered by teach_empathy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jealousy shows that you are insecure with yourself, and in my opinion it is a rather immature emotion.
whether or not this question is about relationships, i see men and women who are stuck in a relationship with a totally jealous control-freak, and i feel bad for them.
i suppose a tiny amount of jealousy could be seen as motivation for us to better ourselves, but if someone is just out-and-out jealous, it's kinda pathetic.
2006-12-29 15:42:18 · answer #6 · answered by willow oak 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Jealousy causes you to think completely irrationally. Jealous people don't make any sense.
2006-12-29 16:07:32 · answer #7 · answered by BAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being jealous is a very selfish behavior.... Everybody feels jealous at some time, but not all of us choose to put it out there for all to see... You first have to convince yourself that you have a right to be jealous and that you have a right to spew it out there and a right to make other people uncomfortable because you choose to sound like an idiot... I may feel jealous but inside myself I tell myself to act like I am not... I don't say anything, it's my problem, not theirs, and I behave appropriately... You kind of hit a sore spot... I lived with a jealous man for years and it was hell.....now he,s gone. I got smart and he stayed stupid.
2006-12-30 09:19:03 · answer #8 · answered by She Said 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could show that you care deeply for someone. But it could also mean that maybe it a sign of a posessive person. And that can be unhealthy.
2006-12-29 15:36:03 · answer #9 · answered by bootstrap 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
jealious is good for people but just in competetion off life when ever we see some body do best we should jealious to do bestest then him and make aim to do it so in this ways in competetion its good but not kess to other just improv our work
2006-12-29 15:58:03 · answer #10 · answered by Nida 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋