psychology
Envy
Danielle Woodward takes a reality check with the green-eyed monster
While visiting friends recently, I had a serious case of house envy. On my tour around their new loft extension, an adults-only retreat from their children’s chaos, I sighed as my feet sank into the luxurious carpet and I took in the sleek, relaxing decor.
‘What do you think?’ my friend asked, beaming joyfully at the renovation.
‘It’s lovely,’ I replied through gritted teeth, trying to ignore the sinking feeling in my stomach and the urge to scream, ‘It’s not fair – I want this, too!’
‘The tendency to feel a pang of envy at another’s good fortune is universal,’ says psychotherapist Patricia Polledri, author of Envy In Everyday Life (Clink Street Publishing, £9.99). ‘And it is so unpleasant and negative that we would rather not think about it.’
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