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How to Live With and Be Okay With Jealousy? And Become a Whole, Free Human Being.
Jealousy usually stems from childhood.
Remember those instances Your mommy or daddy didn’t “seem” to love You enough?
That is one of the places this comes from.
The perceived lack of love from them living on in Your daily life. Usually with Your chosen romantic partner or even with friends, co-workers, etc.
It can also come from the ideas You have about love. Although these also originate from childhood.
Some examples of those ideas or thoughts in Your mind:
“If he or she goes and sleeps with another person that means something about me. Usually that I’m not good enough for them (actually mommy or daddy). Or I’m not worthy of their love (usually mommy or daddy).”
“If my partner leaves me for another person then I’m not okay or again I’m losing their (my parents) love, which leads me to the place of not being good enough. Or I’m not worthy of being loved.”
“If I’m in a committed relationship then my partner should not act like this or that or do this or that. If they do this or that (look at other people for example) then the relationship is wrong and they (my parents) don’t love me enough. And then I should force them to love me…
