## Metadata - Author: [[Carla Marie Manly]] - Full Title:: How to Handle Jealous Feelings - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-handle-jealous-feelings - Read date:: [[2026-10-16]] ## Highlights > jealousy can be useful – an alert that you are feeling threatened in some way. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01m51hx8p1cg1961ef7zzty9pr)) > Although ‘jealousy’ and ‘envy’ are often used synonymously, [envy](https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-deal-with-envy-and-learn-to-use-the-emotion-for-growth) involves wanting something that another person has, whereas jealousy generally points to a lack of security in a relationship. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01m51j0zm1kda6ehhva59v0mw5)) > they are warnings that your relationship *may* be in peril. Importantly, they don’t make your jealousy ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. They simply help you realise that you’re feeling threatened. > This is a step toward being able to mindfully evaluate whether you are noticing a genuine relational threat or not. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01m51j9gtb6zm1zk4awy0a8938))