Dealing With Jealousy in Relationships

How do you deal with jealousy in a relationship? As was stated in an earlier post, everyone is prone to get jealous from time to time. Jealousy is a reactionary emotion, which makes it a natural and normal emotional response to a perceived threat. It's how you deal with this emotion that affects your relationship. A lot of the time there really is nothing to be worried about, the jealousy is formed from our own worries and insecurities. There are 3 types of jealousy to consider.

Irrational Jealousy : Imagined or misperceived threat

Destructive Jealousy : Jealousy that can be backed up with evidence

Proactive Jealousy : Jealousy based on events that already happened

Whichever type of jealousy you have, dealing with it is mostly the same. Down below are 5 ways to help you ward off those jealous thoughts.

1. Recognize why you are jealous

2. Build up your self-esteem

3. Stop comparing yourself to others

4. Put yourself in other people's shoes

5. Keep in mind that acting jealous doesn't solve anything