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Feeding the Green-Eyed Monster: What Happens When Envy Turns Ugly

Envy is an unflattering, miserable emotion. It can prompt us to improve our lives — and also cause us to feel resentment, rage, and a desire for revenge.
Envy is a useful tool for social comparison. But sometimes, it can lead us to wicked places.

Envy: it's an unflattering, miserable emotion. And it's universal. All of us, at some time or another, will experience that feeling of wanting what someone else has, and resenting them for having it.

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