Envy can be defined as a negative emotional feeling regarding the well-being of another person. It appears in a hostile attitude towards the status, talents, achievements, living conditions and other advantageous position of another person. K.K. Platonov proposed the following structure of envy: Competition The presence of another object that is desired, but not present in oneself; Hatred caused by the latter. E. P. Ilyin speaks of a different model that demonstrates the manifestation of envy at the level of consciousness, emotions and behavior: 1. Awareness of one’s lower position; 2. Feelings of irritation or anger (as well as annoyance or resentment); 3. Destructive actions aimed at for example, to destroy the object of envy. And here I would like to draw attention to the first point of this model: assessing one’s position as lower can be subjective and erroneous, but is caused by low self-esteem and lack of self-esteem. In the works of Russian scientists, envy is called a vice, and is even equated to an identifying sign of limited intelligence. (L.A. Dyachenko M.A. Kandybovich). With such statements, indirectly, they seem to call on one to be ashamed of envy. While the famous cognitive psychotherapist Robert Leahy admits that envy is characteristic of almost all people, highlighting such conditions for the emergence of envy as approximately equal conditions of position and the significance of the object for the person who experiences envy. Indeed, people more often feel envy towards those with whom they had equal starting conditions, and the value of the object of envy is always subjective. For example, a girl who wants to find a wealthy husband is more likely to envy her neighbor who married a successful man than a famous model who has become the wife of a world tycoon. And, of course, she is unlikely to envy a young scientist about the latter’s large number of publications. But a colleague of a young scientist who is absorbed in scientific activity is more likely to feel envy about interesting articles. E.P. Ilyin identifies selfishness and vanity among the internal causes of envy. But, like R. Leahy, he sees an equal status position among external factors. They also often talk about the positive role of envy as a motivating phenomenon, but this is a topic for a separate publication. Here it is only necessary to indicate that the possibility of the positive determines the attainability of the object of envy. When working with envy, the goal is not to completely eliminate this feeling, since it is natural (R. Leahy). But it is worth reducing the feelings of anxiety, guilt and shame that accompany envy, accepting it, allowing yourself to experience it and, thereby, making it easier to bear. It is important to cultivate self-respect and try to separate the concepts of someone else’s success and your own failure (remove the equal sign between them). It’s also worth trying to perceive the entire experience of a person in a better position, and ask yourself, “Would I completely change my life with him?” Usually the answer to such a question is negative. Why do you think?