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    Does jealousy have value in driving humans to improve themselves or is it a purely negative emotion??

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  • @Bela-Hella Depends. Some people use it as a fuel to rise above, others as a motivation for vengeance and destruction.


  • @Bela-Hella said in Just a jealous Question..:

    Does jealousy have value in driving humans to improve themselves or is it a purely negative emotion??

    State your answer.. Freedom of expressing an idea is a must.. :-)

    I think it depends on the cause of the Jealousy ...

    Work
    In the workplace this can be the cause of someone trying harder because Joe Over There got the promotion that maybe he didnt deserve.... therefor leading to "Joes colleague" to work harder to progress further.

    Romance
    Here it can be the killer of once good things... It's also something real hard to deter from , once your brain starts seeing and making you believe things that might not be true. (Different of course if there is some form of info to back up the thoughts of jealousy)

    Family/Friends
    You can become jealous of family and friends by their progression through life. As we all know, its human nature to compete, and as a result (similar to Work) this can often lead to self improvement in order to not have the feelings of jealousy and ones feet, but maybe at the feet of the cause of said jealousy

    Fame
    People are often jealous of famous people, once again in many cases giving the person that is jealous something to aspire to ... goals to reach and achieve

    (sorry if I went a bit analytical on ya ass) :joy:


  • IM SO JEALOUS OF YOUR BIG DICKKY @WtfJudith @WtfJudick


  • @Bela-Hella

    I'm gonna divide jealousy types like my buddy @Durwin did as I believe it makes total sense!

    Work
    This can be a double edged sword. You can get jealous of someone that gota promotion and work harder to achieve what you are looking for, but what if you've been working your ass off for that said promotion and someone else gets it before you that didn't do a quarter of what you did... Would you get jealous and try harder or feel discouraged and upset with the system? :thinking_face:

    Relationships(any type)
    I'm guilty here, i'm a very jealous person. I tend to believe that jealousy is a proof and validation of care and love tho. If you weren't/didn't feel jealous it could mean you are either very controlled somewhat cold person or you don't love/care for the person that feels jealous. Either way is valid as different ppl feel in different ways, but the same way more intense and jealous people can't be upset with less intense cold people, there should be an understanding the other way around. Sometimes it's not about trust, sometimes we are that needy :joy:

    Fame
    The 1st thing that comes to my mind is the big competition between famous artists / singers. XXXTentacion's death for example, is somewhat of an example where jealousy and competition gets too toxic.


  • To be a little bit jealous is cute and also good because you want that your partner is yours!

    But to be jealous just if he talks for example with another girl is just negative!


  • @Bela-Hella Jealousy is a negative emotion overall.Most of the times jealousy makes u upset of ppl no matter who it is....The idea of improvong does not work in u.Instead, u think of harming them.That's what I think :blush:


  • @DarkIce said in Just a jealous Question..:

    @Bela-Hella Jealousy is a negative emotion overall.Most of the times jealousy makes u upset of ppl no matter who it is....The idea of improvong does not work in u.Instead, u think of harming them.That's what I think :blush:

    I am so belastic jealous type sissy you know that


  • @Bela-Hella Haha ur the best type I've seen in here <3 So I love u sis whatever type u r :blush:


  • It can be both it just depends on how you look at it. Now overly jealous can be bad for a relationship but a little bit of jealous is okay because it shows the other person you care about them and you want them and them only