is it BAD to be JEALOUS with SOMEONE???
By nengs10
@nengs10 (3180)
Philippines
March 30, 2007 8:37am CST
Is it a sin or a bad thing to be jealous?
Why would a person be jealous with someone else?
Is jealousy the same with INSECURITY??
7 responses
• United States
30 Mar 07
Since when does something being natural stop it from being bad. It is natural to do a lot of things that do not end up being healthy for us and I have an explanation for that I won't get into, but jealousy is not healthy and yes it is natural. So does that make it bad...I think so.
@ackars (1942)
• India
30 Mar 07
I dont think its bad..I dont think there will be someone in this world who has never been jealous about something atleast once.Its a human expression just like happiness,sadness,laughter etc...Its not something to be care about.If you are jealous about something or someone,how does it affect the other person?But there are certain instances when it has ended in bad experiences..So just like controlling all your other emotions,control this one too..Thats it.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I agree with the other that replied to this. It is natural to be jealous once in a while. It also is a waist of your enery. If you are feeling jealous, try to figure out why and focus on making it a positive.
@LeanneBorrett (129)
• Australia
30 Mar 07
It's a completely natural emotion to feel, and you can't stop it. You can mask it, hide it, pretend it isn't there, but everyone feels it at one point or another, and there's nothing you can do about it.
You can see it as a sin if you like, but it's one you can't change. It's part of being human.
@billiep (231)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
I dont think its bad to get jealous with someone. I think it is part of bieng human. It's normal for people to get jealous. If you ask me jealousy can be a manifestation of our insecurities, but not necessarily insecurity itself. Insecurity is a feeling we get for bieng imperfect. It is faults we find within ourselves. I think that insecurities and jealousy are feelings that define and show how humane we are. For we are not perfect. It's normal to feel these. Taking it a step further than normal would be different. There are always different ways of expressing such feelings. As long as you're not harming someone else, you're not breaking any laws, then expressing such emotions should be fine.
@xMinnie (162)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
It just comes naturally, you know. But too much of it is bad! Coz when you're too jealous, you wouldn't be feeling at ease with your partner and at some point you are doubtful... which makes you somehow unfaithful and we all know that it is unhealthy in relationships.