Being jealous is a pretty common human emotion. Rather than pushing jealousy aside, it's acceptable to experience it and let it go. Claiming not to be jealous when you are will simply make it more intense. It seems sense, then, to embrace the humane idiots within us. Determining whether someone is envious of you is also crucial. You never know how much someone else's jealousy could impact you.
both in a personal and professional capacity. These are seven telltale indicators that someone is slyly envious of you.
1. F-a-k-e Accolades
A jealous person will be happy to admire you, but as soon as you're out of their line of sight, they'll turn their back on you and treat you like a lower class member of society. Since they most likely dislike conflict, they will never openly express their jealousy toward you; instead, they will seem to be pleased with you. Thus, simply keep an ear out!
2. They’re Happy When You Fail
Because they hate when you have success, it is only natural that jealous people will be thrilled to watch you fail at something. They will never say it to your face, but deep inside they are enjoying it. In my opinion, it doesn’t make much sense. If you are trying to replicate someone so you can have the same success as them, wouldn’t you be disappointed when they fail, since what you are essentially copying didn’t work?
3. Brag About Their Success
They are the total opposite once they achieve any success. They will do everything in their power to flaunt their success, especially while you are celebrating yours. The reason behind it is that they get a sense that you are more important than they are, so they have to try and keep up.
4. Moderate Your Success
The second you achieve any success, someone who is jealous will always try and downplay it. They will do everything in their power to try and prove that it is not a big deal. The reason they do this is that they do not have this type of success to fall back on, so the only way they will get any satisfaction is to convince others that it’s not important.
5. They Imitate You
Take it as a sign of flattery, someone who is jealous of you will often try and do everything you do. They will walk the same way you do, try and dress the same way, they may even go as far as trying to talk the same way as well. This could get annoying at times, but the best thing to do is accept it. They obviously think that the way you go about your life is a successful way, so embrace it.
6. They’re Very Competitive
Psychologist Melanie Greenberg states that jealous individuals will either be arrogant or insecure and will want to prove that they are superior to others. So this leads to them being very competitive. You might be thinking that a competitive edge is healthy, and you would be right if the outcome was a friendly win. But a jealous person is out to embarrass people and brag, and there is nothing worse than a “bad winner.”
7. They Love to Gossip
As I mentioned earlier, jealous people will often pretend they are proud of you, but the second you leave, they will be running their mouth to anyone that will listen. They will try and target people that you have a good rapport with because those people respect you and they wish they had that same respect. So they will try and ruin it with negative comments about you which could include false rumors.
References: funnystat