Each of us, at least once in our lives, has experienced this obsessive feeling called “envy”. Some more often, some less often, but whatever one may say, this feeling is there, it is inherent in even the most ideal of us. And few people can avoid experiencing it at all. Let's figure out what envy is? According to Dahl's dictionary, to envy is “to regret that one does not have what another has.” According to Ushakov’s Dictionary, it is called “the desire to have what another has.” Spinoza defined envy as “displeasure at the sight of another’s happiness” and “pleasure at his own misfortune.” An envious person, being dissatisfied with himself or his life, compares himself with other people who are more successful in one way or another. At this moment, he is struck by a spectrum of not entirely positive emotions. Deep down in his soul, he considers himself inferior and humiliated; the envious person develops anger towards an object that is better than him. And here a person’s personality is divided into two types. The first type. A person represses his desire to correspond to his more successful object. Therefore, the negativity begins to increase and the envious person directs all his psychological energy to devaluing his desired object, trying to lower its “success” in his eyes. His psyche tries in every possible way to protect the wounded Ego, as a result, anger and hatred grows. Due to the fact that the envious person cannot cope with the emotions that wash over him, he often unconsciously “takes revenge” on the more successful object in various ways, and only when others suffer does he experience pleasure and joy. Second type. A person is aware of his envy and adequately evaluates himself and the world around him. He knows his strengths and weaknesses. Such a person uses either envy as an impetus to achieve his goals and his personal growth. Or he accepts himself for who he is and understands that he will never be different. Such a person is not in conflict with himself. He and his life are harmonious. #psychology #advice #envy #desire #revenge Psychologist. Sivkova Svetlana. "Psychological Center of Yuri Vagin." PERM. make an appointment by phone +7 9655599500, contact via Skype is possible Instagram* - sivkova_psy* Instagram belongs to the company Meta, which is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia.