I think I’ve become a big bitter ball of jealousy.
I’m jealous of one friend in particular who appears to have made it financially.
I’m jealous of others too who seem to have had an easier life and have made it in some way that makes them happy.
What to do ?
Not at all anymore because I see a lane for myself to take and I don’t desire success. I desire love. Always what I desired. Whatever else happens will be.
Has success always been your top desire??
I kinda feel lucky I am not overly committed to the ‘rat race’
I failed to get my degree in university. I kind of became obsessed with not failing again.
Then bammo. Diagnosed with schizophrenia.
I worked very hard to succeed previously.
My ambition came from my broken heart. In 2012 I liked this girl in group and she like dresssed up for group once and liked me back and then we had to say what we wanted to be when we grew up and I said rapper/writer. She said I’m moving to Florida. My whole group the whole Iop encouraged me to pursue it and it fed into my delusions. And they kinda did too. I was probably one of the only white people there and it was the craziest experience of my life especially since I was offf meds but getting praise. But now I’m just like w.e I’m happy where I’m at.
Idk if jealousy is the word for me but I do get overwhelmed by my siblings their ALL successful in all different areas of life. Not just money but everything. For me what helps is finding my own success and moving away so I don’t get it all around me all the time. Joining mi grps so I dnt feel alone in it
I admit I’m jealous. I worked hard for years only to have my health cause me to fail.
I believe I have found success in being myself. I used to follow the crowd and do as others said. I finally speak up for myself. So now I’m happy. All the extra stuff are just perks.
Comparison is the thief of joy!
Don’t do it, unless you want to be depressed.
Make your own life better by understanding yourself and your needs, Identify what you love and do it. Forget everyone else, as it is only you living your life anyway.
Financial success isn’t necessarily happiness. It is merely the measure by which a capitalist society measures itself, and have you looked around lately? Everyone is increasingly depressed and isolated working as wage slaves. If you are jealous of that then so be it.
I could understand a lack of having your own children or a loving partner more so than financial success, but attachment is a source of unhappiness anyway.
It’s difficult not to compare when all my siblings are so successful and I’m sza struggling. But I have improved at it. Comparison just doesn’t feel good so that’s wat motivates me to avoid it as much as possible. I make my own lil successful unique life if I can
I’m jealous towards people who hurt me at school and highschool and now they have successful lives. They don’t deserve success. And what about me? My behavior was good, but my life is a stupid life, dealing everyday with a severe and devastating mental illness.
Yes, this.
It’s taken me a long time to get here, but I am no longer jealous of others. I have learned over the years that almost everyone has some kind of burden. We may look at someone and think they have it all together, but in reality, they have a struggle just like we do.
I worked with someone once who was successful in her job, but known for being abrasive. No one liked her and most people avoided her. I always tried to be nice to her. One day she told me that she was a victim of domestic violence. Suddenly it made sense why she was so mean. It didn’t forgive it, but I would have never guessed that.
There’s been plenty of other people in my life who were secretly struggling with major issues. I have always been a beacon for people to open up to me in real life, so I’ve heard a lot. I might be dealing with a major psychiatric illness, but that is no better or worse than many other things. It’s not worth disrupting your joy by being jealous!
The thing I’m most jealous of is that I can’t exercise properly anymore. It used to regulate my appetite boost my self esteem stuff like that! Really important things I’m jealous I can’t support people properly and socialise properly. And no stable job that I enjoy whilst people who hurt me a lot they got it all
Yes I’m jealous. My friends on Instagram are always putting up travel pics or pics of nice relationships. Here I am struggling with basic functioning. Worse yet, my parents expected that to be my life. They can’t get past it more than me… wish I could marry, that’s all.
Yeah I’m kinda jealous of one of my younger brothers and my old college friend because they are more successful than I have been financially.
I used to work part-time and was jealous of those who could support themselves financially. I am self-supporting now, but now I see I have exchanged one sort of burden for another. Now I am trying to figure out how to be fulfilled while paying the bills. Along the way, I have learned that everyone is fighting a secret battle that I know nothing about. Sza is the one that happens to be my secret.
Pro-tip: Social media is a highlight reel and not reality. If it depresses you, avoid it. It’s not real.
I think I´m usually happy for the success of people that I like. For my own success i tend to compare with myself only.
Someone said that success is not where you are but how far you traveled. I take things day by day. If the day was good I’m happy, sza makes things hard enough to ask for more.
I also have a positive out look and see a path where things will get better. It’s always important to have a plan I think
İ don t jealous anyone. Because i don t have anything to want in this world. But my heart would be really broken if my girl friend find someelse if this count as jealousity
I used to be jealous of others, especially my one brother because he has no money worries and is very successful. I came to the realization that in this life, I am in a struggle and that’s just the way it is. When I try to be like him it just makes me sicker. I don’t know how people handle the pressure and stress.