7 Signs Of Envious Friends To Separate The Good From The Bad

Have you ever seen the signs of envious friends in your life? We’ve all been jealous before. It’s an emotion everyone experiences from time to time.

When you lose your job and see other people vacationing on yachts, it’s hard not to feel jealous of them while you’re suffering. But jealousy has a limit before it starts to interfere in your relationships and daily life.

Friendships may experience jealousy every now and then, but this is when you check in with yourself and figure out why you’re having these feelings. Some people self-reflect, but many don’t. Their jealousy ends up ruining the relationships around them.

# Your friend struggles with self-esteem issues

We can all have our jealous moments, but when you look past the feelings of jealousy, what do you see? Envy and jealousy stems from insecurities and low self-esteem issues. A jealous person isn’t happy with their own accomplishments and feels insecure about their own abilities.

# Your good news isn’t received positively

Maybe you received a promotion or lost weight and are wearing new clothes, and this just is making your friend lose their mind with jealousy. Of course, you’re sharing the news with them because they’re your friend, but they don’t celebrate your good news. Instead, they only respond with negative comments.

# You can’t relax around them

When you’re around your friends, you’re supposed to feel comfortable and relaxed. But, when you’re around them, you feel tense and uptight around them. This isn’t a feeling you should ignore. Instead, explore why you’re having these feelings.

# Your friend is always trying to outdo you

When something good is happening in your life, your friend makes it a competition. If something good happens to you, then they make sure to outdo you. This is simply their insecurity and low self-esteem appearing as they don’t want to look “less” than you.

# They copy you

Your friend is jealous of you; let’s get one thing straight. This doesn’t mean they don’t want to be you. Rather, it’s the opposite. Whether they’re jealous of your job, relationship, or the clothes you wear, they’ll try to imitate you. Even though Oscar Wilde said, “imitation is the best form of flattery,” I get how irritating it can be as well.

# It’s all about false compliments

Your friend isn’t actually pleased to know you’re doing well in your life. When they’re in a spot to compliment you, they’ll do so, but make sure it’s either a back-handed compliment or a fake one. Admitting out loud they’re genuinely happy for you is near to impossible.

# They make you feel bad about yourself

Whatever the case may be, your friend pushes you down to make themselves feel better. Since they’re jealous of you, the only way to raise themselves above you is to make you feel bad about yourself. They’ll say small things like, "you're having a lucky streak" or "you were just there at the right time."