How can I stop feeling jealous of other people?
Well, simply put I am a teenage girl and I am sick of hearing that all of my friends got freaking iPods, laptops, video games, clothes, and makeup while I got nothing. But I know that’s not what Christmas is about and I shouldn’t be jealous. But I AM really jealous, I wish I could have had something there for me under the Christmas tree. My family couldn’t afford to get me anything though and I know I should deal with the fact that my family is less fortunate.
How can I deal with it and stop feeling jealous of other people?
All i got was a book
so i know what your feeling right now
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July 30th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
my daughter’s friend gets stuff like that all the time. $150 on a terry cloth sweat suit. yes, we get bugged too, but her family definitedly has alot of flaws. You have to see beyond their things, an look at what kinds of problems they have.
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July 30th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
or your family is more fortunate …. …………………suffocates us sometimes.. well dear we will pray for you to have a christmas still right JESUS.. everyone should get gifts that doesnt make sense why someone gets none at all .. on jealousy tho if everyone would see past money past material things and see us all i said all suffering our entire life in ways you cant fathom at all.. you are all clueless as to how everyone suffers …….. you would never be jealous at all.. anyhow tho why would JESUS SKIP OVER SOMEONE.. your family needs to be more creative .. you arent jealous you are hurt… GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY WITH PROSPERITY if they want it.. personally its a pain in the neck ..abudant life…
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July 30th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Think of things that you have and they dont…
Un – material things.
Then toy relise that all those things dont matter
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July 30th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Christmas is not about recieving gifts. Christmas is about giving. Why don’t you go down to the local food shelter and volunteer serving food. There is always someone else that has it ten times worst then you. You will get soon what you want.
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July 30th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
All i got was a book
so i know what your feeling right now
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July 30th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
I grew up in an upper-middle class area and while my parents both had good jobs, we lived modestly and I never got even close to what most of my friends did at Christmas. I used to be jealous, until I got into my teens and started finding out what other parents/families can be like. Divorce, emotional abuse, alcoholism, absent parents or single parents, parents who berate/put down their kids….
I quickly stopped caring about the material things my family gives me and started acknowledging what I have that others don’t. My parents are together and still in love, my brother and I have a very good relationship with them, I’m close with my extended family and see them regularly, and my family is very loving and beyond supportive of everything I’ve ever done (successful or not). "Things" are easily spent, broken, lost, forgotten. But having a family that loves you doesn’t change. It might not mean much now but it will. I’m not judging you at all, I was the same way when I was younger and it’s normal to feel that way. Plus, it sounds like you feel bad for being jealous which says that you’re really not blaming your family, just upset about the situation.
It’s understandable, but try to have a good holiday with your family and enjoy your time with them. I’m sure they love you more than you can understand right now. Merry Christmas!
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