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Why do i feel like this........?

My mate has a really cool flat, expensive huge LCD TV, every gadget under the sun, amazing car etc and loads of money. I love her to bits and feel bad for the way i'm feeling. After i've visited her and come back to my small cold rented flat with a portable TV, i feel a bit sad and useless. I'm not jealous as i love her to bits, but i can't help feeling that i want all that too. She's got a really good job which pays well. I love my job but it's not well paid. Why am i feeling like this? Just feel very unsettled. Thanks.

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Its called envious. ANd it is normal to feel that way when you see others have things you don't have. YOu are lusting after material things. Give yourself some credit and be happy and grateful for what you do have.
It's envy, but not in a bad way. You don't wish her ill, you just wouldn't mind a little of what she has.. Life is what you make it. Good luck.
Thats normal sweety, everyone gets jealouse from time to time. Just be grateful you have a job you really enjoy and a place to sleep at night. You can buy every gadget under the sun but it wont make you happy.
Don't feel bad or unsettled, just be pleased for her and if you really want all that then work towards it! It will give you something to aim for and once you've achieved it, well, you'll be driving the amazing car!
ask to move in with her! how ace would that be!
its jealosy you love her but are jealose of the fact she is better off than you xx
Hey its normal. But don't sweat it. She may have all that cool stuff but its all material nonsense. In the end, those things are not what defines a person. Sure she's living la dolce vita NOW but who knows? All that spending might catch up with her in the future. Don't measure your worth with cool crap. Like i said, its all just material nonsense.
M8 I feel the same, my cousin takes care of Helen Mirren, Elton John, Madona, Kate Moss etc on a daily basis, he does the lot, hes younger than me blah blah but heay thats him n not me, hes got real mills iv got none he even has the " Beyond Black " credit card as his membership card I just let it go over my head and remain pleased for him and the fact he made our grandparents happy. Mad init!
This isn't jealousy, it is envy which is a completely different emotion. It is quite normal to envy someone else's good fortune. There is no need to feel bad about it. Just realise that every one of us goes through envy at some time in our life, whether it be envy for someone else's good looks, fashion sense, boy/girlfriend, wealth, health, or all manner of other things. It wouldn't be natural for you to feel nothing about your friend's comfortable lifestyle. I'm sure though that you have qualities that she is envious of. Just don't beat yourself up about it.
It's a simple case of jealousy, I know you said you don't feel jealous but it is a noraml human emotion and when someone has just rubbed your nose a bit in their fabulous life it is completely understandable. People back away from owing jealous feelings because we assume they are childish and silly, and that we are too sophisticated and adult to feel that way. Well they are also normal and human and everybody feels it sometimes. The irony is the more you own your feelings the less influence they have on you. Remember also that material gains are not the world they seem to be! Look how much stuff Princess Diana owned, she was never a happy bunny eh?
Yo Vicky! Check it out. Just think for a good minute how other people don't have what you have. How less fortunate are those that don't have a fridge to eat out of, any tv to look at or even a fancy friend to go visit. Just get on your knees and seriously pray from the bottom and with all of your heart that those who have it soooo much worse than you will be showered with the loving kindness of GOD's forgiving mercy with the things that they really need. I know it doesn't seem fair, but it doesn't mean it has to stay that way. We do have the power to change all that as long as we don't let that change affect us negatively from the inside.
Going from an exiting place to a dull looking one can be depressing. Maybe you can be creative and find a way to do some redecorating to add some personality and color to your place without spending a lot of money. Also know that things like a big TV are exciting, they are not happiness. If you really do love your job that is more important because most people don't like their jobs. And they spend more time there than they do watching TV.
Hi Vicky. Listen. All you are experiencing is envy and we've all gone through it at some time. There are people in this world who are a lot worse off than us. Think of them when you feel down. It can help make you feel a bit better even if only in a small way. You have your computer and you have friends on here who can help you get out of the doldrums. If you have your health and are reasonably well off then you have everything you need.