Test on Jealousy
Jealousy is one of, if not the most, difficult emotions to admit to. We are accustomed to accusing others of jealousy, but rarely ever recognise our own. Perhaps this is because having to accept being a jealous person is quite equivalent to saying that we are the proverbial green-eyed monster we all loathed growing up.
The following are a series of questions to prove you are not jealous, or, more probably, ease you into acknowledging the fact that you indeed suffer from it.
Does it burn you inside, the thought of someone being better than you or achieving something you have not?
Do you cringe when you hear others flattering the “pretty” girl for her looks, or watch people mob the football team captain just for a selfie? Does it not feel like the world is rubbing it in your face; reminding you that you are not good enough?
Every time you hear someone else attaining something great in life, do you feel that the probability of you doing the same drops?
Is one of the worst nightmares you have involve you walking down a hall of trophies and your name not being etched on even one?
Whenever you see a person you consider to be “better” than you, do you feel like they could easily take away the very little you already own?
When the new colleague receives a good word, do you feel the chances of a promotion slipping away? When the pretty girl or the handsome guy walks past your significant other, do you involuntarily find your grip a little tighter?
Among the many struggles of friendships and relationships, is one of the worst being happy for the success of those you are close to?
Does it horrify you that one day these people you hold so close will be too good for you and it would just have been better if you had their triumph instead?
Do you have bouts of ungratefulness because you know that whatever you will get in life will probably not be enough to make you the most content or the happiest person?
Does it hurt feeling that others have been gifted so much while you've been granted so little? Do you feel suffocated, not by anything in particular, but rather by the things you don't possess?
Are there days when you feel like the only way you could ever be happy is if you could hide from the people you envy and their accomplishments?
If you didn't have to compare yourself to the highlights of people's lives for one day, you could finally rest, right? After having to exhaust yourself like that, who in this world could be more deserving?
If you have answered affirmatively to any or all of these questions, then I offer you my sincerest condolences. I am afraid you are indeed a jealous person.
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