how do you handle jealousy feelings

like i've been in a situation in the past where i liked a woman, but i saw she was showing interest in another guy and it made me feel very angry? i know it's wrong to feel like that but how can you stop it?

i think deep down i want to control other people but realize i can't control others...so it must be some psychological problem, but at least i have insight into it.

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4meAndyou · F

Well, because we can not OWN other people, and because we can not dictate whom they should like or dislike, we have to learn to love them by allowing them their freedom to like the people they like.

It is definitely a form of love to let someone we really like be free.

ANGER, on the other hand, is NOT love, or even liking. It is a need to possess, and a need to control. It is NOT healthy.

ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69

I have struggled with jealousy for much of my life. As with many things, getting older does take the edge off it a bit. I hope this gets easier for you.

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