Starting to get a little jealous

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I’m not usually the type of person to get jealous of others but it’s happening to me now.

It’s my brother.

He lives his life in a carefree manner.

Nothing bothers him, nothing phases him and everyday is a glorious day for him.

He’s wealthy, he has a young beautiful girlfriend, and he’s in a popular rock and roll band.

On the other side of the rainbow, I’m struggling everyday to make it through the day.

I’m getting overwhelmed trying to take care of my elderly father while he continues to avoid family obligations and responsibilities.

Yeah I’m finally jealous and hold a lot of resentment against him.

Vent over

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And you probably have anxiety, I know what it’s like. I am still awake after over 24 hours and I take it very seriously.

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You hit it on the nail again @Jinx
Yes I have ALOT of anxiety

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■■■■,

I’m jealous of your brother too.

It would be great to just enjoy life and not be anxious about everything.

That’s not our lot, @Wave.

We’ve got to accept some things while still making improvements to our lives.

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Thanks @Charles_Foster
You are so right

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I totally understand. I hear you.

My sister lives in a $1.6 million home with her wildly successful husband who supports her so shes a stay at home mom with two amazing kids. Way more that way outdoes me, but i wont list it all here.

Me? I’m having a good day if I spend part of my day downstairs and not totally hiding in the bedroom. I’m on huge doses of multiple psych meds and still can’t get my brain unscrambled sometimes.

Kristed left a $300k high profile government contract job to stay home with her kids. I couldn’t even do a six hour shift at Kohl’s and had to go back on full disability.

Ugh. Don’t beat yourself up too much, but I understand if you do. I do it too, especially if Kristen is the one talking me down from a psychotic episode.

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Sounds kind of selfish. (Your brother)

You are doing the right thing taking care of your elderly father while he lives care free.

Sometimes normal people just care about themselves. It’s normal i guess.

But it’s also normal to be jealous. That makes you human.

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Thank you @anon39736208 and @Kxev

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I’m in a similar boat @Wave … I spoke to my brother yesterday and he needs to take care of his own health or it’s gonna fall on mum at some point. I’m still kinda jealous of him … He has not a care in the world.

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Yeah even when my brother runs into some problems he is not really bothered by them.

With me everything stresses me out.

This really bothers me

Thanks @Daisy79

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Both my sisters are wealthy. One is stuck up and mean but the other is super nice to me and feels bad for people less fortunate so she doesn’t live her life like a rich person would.

I don’t need to be rich. I just need a little more monthly income because I live a very modest lifestyle.

When I buy clothes, I only do it out of pure necessity. In total at home I make sure to have one pair of leggings for the gym, one pair of jeans, 3 T-shirts, one nice top, one sweater, and shoes. That’s enough for me unless a rare, not every year occasion happens like a funeral.

I don’t need a fancy salon, I can go 6 months and get a cheap haircut. I’m sure you get it . I just don’t need a lot.

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My brother is very wealthy but I’m not jealous of his wealth so much, I’m more jealous of his care free, nothing can harm me attitude.
But my brother does possess narcissistic traits so it could be just part of his persona

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Oh, i see. Yeah, that’s really hard to deal with

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