Jealousy is a relationship killer. The signs of jealousy are not always obvious. Sometimes you can’t understand why a person is mean to you. One of the reasons could be jealousy. If you have done good things in life, if you are successful, rich or famous, or if you have something that someone else wants, he might get jealous. Sometimes they don’t even want what you have, but the fact that others idolize you feeds their possessiveness and leads to jealousy. Jealousy is not a comfortable feeling. Unfortunately, it’s a feeling we all experience. If you think someone is jealous, find out what triggers it. Learn to recognize the signs to deal with them. This article lists the most common signs of jealousy. Continue reading!
1. Jealous people shower you with insincere compliments and false praise
One thing jealous people never want to admit is that they are jealous of you. When good news arrives, they act insidiously by acting overly supportive and giving you insincere compliments. Once free, the claws come out.
An insecure person would praise you when you stood in front of them, but would tell lies or gossip about you behind your back. This is passive-aggressive behavior. Be careful with such people; they have two faces. In fact, you stand little chance of exposing their true nature. That’s why you should always be careful about what you confide in others. Contact your mutual if you suspect someone is talking about you behind your back.
When someone is jealous of you, they often pause for a long moment before congratulating you or telling you that you did a great job. This reaction is provoked by their secret envy of your success.
2. Jealous people are excellent copycats
Although some people believe that copycat behavior is often a sign of flattery, this isn’t always the case, psychologists tell us. Someone who is jealous of you might also try to mimic your behavior and imitate everything you do. They might even go so far as to copy hairstyles, dress, walk and talk the way you do. Even if you find it flattering at first, sooner or later it will become really irritating. The best thing you can do in this situation is try not to pay much attention to the copycat.
Jealous people are obsessed with what they have – and they want it. For jealous people, it’s like a game of who wears it better. Expect these people to imitate you in many different ways. If you often get all the attention, they will mimic your fashion style and add their own flair to it. If you are a good dancer, you might also take dance classes. It can seem like a good thing when they behave this way, but in reality they are just obsessing over you. Most likely, they don’t even like you or the things they copy from you.
3. They brag about their achievements, often more than they actually do
While you may be too humble to share or celebrate your accomplishments, jealous people often try to make themselves feel better by drowning out your accomplishments by overemphasizing their own. This will happen even if their achievements are much smaller compared to yours.
Most of the time, when jealous people succeed in something, they try to draw the world’s attention to it. They will openly flaunt their achievements. Usually, people who behave this way are extremely jealous of the accomplishments of others and terribly insecure. They would do anything to prove that they are worth at least as much, if not more.
4. Jealous people give bad advice on purpose
Since jealous people don’t want you to make your cat more successful, they will intentionally sabotage your attempts by giving you bad advice. Or they just keep you from even trying.
Remember, what you really want in life is for you to fail. If you ask someone who is jealous of you for advice on a problem, they may be giving you bad advice on purpose. The logic is, if they’re already jealous of you, they probably won’t tell you how to do better. They may even make it their life’s work to discourage you from trying new things. If they’re excited about a plan you’ve created, they’ll be the first to point out every imaginable flaw just to deflate your dream balloon.
5. Jealous people love to soil you
Research has shown that people who gossip a lot are very aggressive and anxious, or extremely unhappy. They gossip more than others because they want to feel superior, even though they are extremely insecure themselves. In fact, they have no self-confidence.
People who are jealous of you may try to ruin your reputation by spreading false rumors or making negative comments about you to others. You seek to create an environment of distrust, hostility, and bitterness within your inner circle, using everyone’s vulnerability as leverage. Jealous people are often non-confrontational. They might even seem super friendly; They wage their battle against you secretly. They will downplay your achievements, spread vicious gossip about you, or just talk nonsense about you behind your back.
6. They are very competitive
As we mentioned earlier, it is the nature of a jealous person to try to outdo you in any way they can. They want to steal all the fame – not because they think you don’t deserve it, but because they know you deserve it and they feel inadequate by doing so. They harbor a rivalry against you. Because of this, they are extremely competitive(1), especially in the workplace. They will do anything to exceed your efforts.
While it might be extremely tempting to take on them, you must refuse to make the competition unhealthy. If you refuse to be part of their game of cat and mouse, they’re less likely to try to compete with you. Do your best to create an environment of collaboration and collaboration instead of competition.
7. Jealous people will criticize you
Have you ever met someone who criticizes you every chance they get? Does it almost seem like they’re looking forward to it? Yes, it is very likely that this person is jealous of you.
An average person will eventually criticize you, but jealous people will make a career out of it. They will point out your mistakes at every opportunity and are happy to do so. They may even do this at the most inopportune times and embarrass you in public.
8. Jealous people tend to cross their legs
According to a body language expert, there can be many reasons why a person crosses their legs. This is a fairly common reaction when feeling threatened and insecure, and also when jealous of someone or something.
If your “buddy” instinctively crosses his legs every time you share your accomplishments with him, it could be a sign that he actually envies you.
9. Jealous people celebrate their mistakes
Of course, jealous people won’t do something as obvious as throw a victory dance when your boss scolds you for a mistake. But darling, count on it, deep down they will really rejoice in your fall and celebrate your failures. They will be unusually cheerful when they learn of your failure, and then they will be kind and offer feigned comfort just to elicit more information from you.
10. Jealous people are great ruiners
A sign that someone is jealous of you is that they are happy to tell you bad news under the pretense that they are helping you or doing you a favor. For example, you may have decided to have a picnic. When you share your plan with your “friend”, he will immediately tell you that it will surely rain in the next few days. They will say the first thing that comes to mind to make you doubt. Be alert when your “friend” says or does anything that could potentially ruin your plans or worry you about negative possibilities.
11. They will humiliate you in front of others
Jealous people take every opportunity to criticize you or downplay your achievements. A good way to do this is to humble yourself in front of other people. What do they really achieve with this? They want to establish their status as a superior person. Second, they try to undermine your credibility by dramatizing the whole thing in front of others. For them it’s a complete win-win situation; at least they think so. Astute observers see the truth in this dynamic.
12. They hate you for no reason
Jealous people rarely admit they are jealous of you, as this will inevitably increase their insecurities. That’s why they will hate you. Jealousy is a slow poison that destroys relationships. Therefore it should be avoided as much as possible.
13. You try to downplay your achievements
The biggest annoyance of a jealous person is when the person they are jealous of continues to thrive. When this happens, they want to calm their ego and feel better about themselves by downplaying that person’s success. They do this by relating the achievements to things other than their skills.
Because of this, it’s typical for this type of person to say things like, “She got promoted because she greases the boss,” or “He has ties to the manager.” They will absolutely not admit that you actually deserve your success .
14. You are almost completely absent in your moments of success
The last thing a jealous person wants is to be at a gathering to celebrate someone else’s success. This not only leads to extreme discomfort, but also increases the feeling of insecurity tenfold. A jealous person always finds excuses to avoid such moments. They’ll just disappear before you have a chance to invite them to join the celebrations.
In summary, jealousy can lead to toxic behavior and negatively impact relationships. Recognizing the signs of jealousy can help you handle such situations more effectively. When you notice someone showing these signs, it’s important to address the issue with empathy and open communication to maintain a healthy connection with others. Remember that it is crucial to maintain positive and supportive relationships based on trust and understanding.
