Overcoming Jealousy

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By now we are all already familiar with jealousy; its root causes, the devastating effects it could have on your mind or self-esteem and also how it could ruin your beautiful relationship – if not checked.
Everybody loves a beautiful relationship. There is no one in the world that starts out desiring a terrible relationship. Of course it is possible that somewhere in some corner of the world are some people who prefer terrible and often abusive relationship but this is not the mindset most people have regarding relationships. If you are reading this now, you are most like a beautiful person with a heart full of love and an awesome personality. You do not deserve a relationship that is less than great; a relationship that is defined by love,
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This means having interests that are unique to you and separate from the other person. When that happens, you will find that your life is not just full, but you will also be living a life that is fulfilled with little or no space for negativity and what is jealousy but negativity? So in implementing this second step towards overcoming jealousy, keep at the back of your mind the overriding result, which is to get rid of negativity in your …show more content…
Jealously often stems from insecurity. But when you are able to learn something new and watch yourself excel at it, you become confident in your skill and the feelings of jealousy will begin to recede.
Get involved in Sports
Very few things in life have the ability to build a person’s confidence to incredible levels in very short time like sports. Besides, if you start playing tennis or golf or soccer, it will take you out of the house and away from whatever triggers the negative feelings of jealousy. Sometimes, just being away from the trigger is a step towards overcoming jealousy. Get out there and do something physical, and make new friends.
Beyond that though, sports and exercise by extension, are known to help you feel better about yourself because of the good hormones they release in your body. These hormones are called endorphins and they are help to naturally fight pain and stress. Do the feelings of jealousy stress you? Are they causing you pain? Well, here is a natural way to combat that. Get involved in sports.
Do something you have always wanted to

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