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Your Fortune, Their Envy: Dealing with a Jealous Friend October 12, 2019 . 13 Comments
Jealousy and envy can be complex to understand and work through, whether you’re experiencing them yourself or facing them from someone else. These normal human emotions can help people ... Read More
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Is Polyamory Right for Us If We Sometimes Experience Jealousy? June 16, 2017 . 3 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, One of my partners and I have been together for more than three years. About a year ago, we opened our relationship to a third person and ultimately both fell in love ... Read More
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Help! How Do I Deal with All This Resentment? May 26, 2017 . 5 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I am having trouble living with the constant resentment I feel toward other parents, friends, even my husband. I have three children, two who play competitive sports. ... Read More
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How Can I Deal with a Coworker I Hate? January 13, 2017 . 7 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, Please help me figure out how to keep my sanity around this person I have to encounter every day at work. You know how some personalities just don’t match? Well, ... Read More
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How Envy Differs from Jealousy and What We Can Learn from It September 7, 2016 . 12 Comments
Envy doesn’t get talked about much these days. I’m not sure why. Maybe because in these times of personal empowerment, everyone is supposed to be pursuing personal bests and following ... Read More
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Your Grass Is Pretty Green, Too: How to Stop Feeling Envy May 24, 2016 . 9 Comments
Envy is that thing that can happen when your coworker gets the promotion you were angling for, or a friend finds the “perfect” new relationship while you’re feeling lonely. It’s ... Read More
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Help! I Resent My Mother for Shortchanging Me in Her Will January 29, 2016 . 8 Comments
There is no question that inheritance bequests can create significant tension and strife in families. Often, one or more of the surviving relatives feels slighted and unfairly treated. ... Read More
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How to Tell Your Partner You Have a Crush on Someone Else October 22, 2015 . 24 Comments
I recently wrote about pornography use and how it doesn’t necessarily or even usually signify impending doom for a relationship. Some of the responses to the article surprised me—not ... Read More
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How Jealousy and Depression Led Me to Spy on My Husband November 9, 2014 . 11 Comments
The matter of trust is always a burning issue, especially nowadays when technology has taken over the bigger part of our lives. With the development of social media, we forgot how to talk ... Read More
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My Wife Wants an Open Marriage. I Don’t. Now What? August 29, 2014 . 346 Comments
Thanks for your question. I can only imagine your bewilderment and confusion; things are humming along fine and suddenly, out of nowhere, your wife is asking you to play the “keys in ... Read More
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Dog Behaving Badly? It Could Be Jealousy August 2, 2014 . 5 Comments
Anyone who’s ever been endlessly pawed by a dog who’s not getting what it wants knows that dogs experience a range of emotions. Science sometimes moves more slowly than popular ... Read More
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Help! My Child Envies Other Kids and Refuses to Share July 18, 2014 . 7 Comments
Thanks for your question. First of all, it is a very long way from a self-focused 7-year-old to the tragedy that occurred in California. The commonality you mention does not mean your son ... Read More