There is a significant distinction between healthy, normal jealousy, and harmful jealous conduct.
When and how that jealousy feeling is conveyed determines whether it is healthy or bad to be envious.
Jealousy is a feeling that develops from love, insecurity, a lack of faith, or obsession. Healthy jealousy will arise in a partnership marked by respect and trust. A healthy relationship features clear and consistent communication, strong trust, a listening heart, and a warm companion.
A good relationship only allows for constructive jealousy to develop.
On the other hand, unhealthy jealousy is founded on insecurities. We all want to be the focus of attention for our partners, according to research on the psychology of jealousy in relationships.
Thus, if such attention is directed towards another person, even for a small period of time, we might feel a little left out. But, how you respond to it will either make or kill your relationship.
Healthy Jealousy
The reason jealousy is regarded as a necessary emotion is that it helps people act in ways that protect important relationships and social links. Sometimes a person’s intense passion for their connection leads to jealousy. Fear of the relationship ending can lead to jealousy. This happens when someone is concerned that something, or someone better, may cause the relationship to end. Because it is motivated by their love and value for the partnership, this mild form of jealousy is normal. In reality, studies have discovered that the following are associated with jealousy in relationships:
Higher level of love for one’s spouse
More sensations of “love”
Increased relationship stability
Unhealthy Jealousy
When someone behaves impulsively and indulges their jealousy, unhealthy behavior results. Insecurities are the root cause of unhealthy jealousy (mostly from feeling not good enough or attractive enough). A jealous partner could experience codependency or shame.
Jealousy can develop into paranoia and obsession if the insecurities are intense enough and unchecked. The connection that person feels driven to maintain and defend could potentially be destroyed as a result.
