Your partner doesn’t want to feel like you question their love and devotion for them or that you’re seeking to control them. They want to feel that there’s a mutual trust in the relationship. Besides abnormal jealousy being not good for confidence and relationships, it’s also not good for your physical or mental well being because it produces anxiety and stress.
Getting a Grip on Jealousy
So the burning question is this: How do you get a grip on jealous emotions and can you ever really eliminate them for every situation that arises? The only logical solution to avoid jealousy is to accept yourself for both your imperfections and gifts, and to involve yourself in healthy, solid relationships.
Building self-confidence is not always easy, and often comes with age, but confidence in yourself is key to keeping jealousy at bay. You have things others don’t while they have things you don’t.
That is reality and you need to accept that or work on the things that you want to change. When you feel good about who you are, you’ll recognize that you’re unique, interesting, capable of carrying on a healthy relationship and can offer your partner something others can’t – your unique self.
To avoid jealousy in relationships, first you should choose a partner with a good track record in the trust department. You may also need to be up front with your partner about any doubts or fears you have and discuss whether they should be founded or not. If they are valid, then your jealousy will never subside and the relationship is not for you. However, constantly giving false accusations about what you think your partner’s intentions may be will push them away quickly.
Jealousy may be unavoidable, but ultimately you are responsible for how you deal with this emotion.
Are You Too Jealous?
Jealousy may have run rampant in your high school cliques, but isn't it time you grew out of this ugly emotion? It's easy to get jealous when somebody gets the promotion you wanted or when you think your relationship is being compromised by another person. But there are different degrees of jealousy, and the way you handle it makes all the difference. Find out if you're too jealous for your own good. Take this
jealousy quiz.