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Many relationships start so rosily and beautiful until a partner lets jealousy take the rein of the relationship. Everyone gets jealous but not everyone reacts the same way; there is the group of jealous partners that see nothing but aggression and want to act on it before they feel better and there is the group that ignore and say nothing about it. There is another group that will rather have a conversation with their partner and there is also the group that walks away from the relationship. Jealousy is a very strong emotion and if treated with levity can leave destruction in its wake.
Here are ways you can handle your jealousy:
Admit It
You have to acknowledge the fact that you are jealous about something; it might not be something your partner did, it could be you feeling unworthy and not good enough, therefore, you wire your mind to be wary and jealous by default.
Have Control
Have total control over your raging emotions; because when it comes to jealousy, you cannot help the feeling from ever occurring or get exactly what you want from your significant other. But you can control the way you react in such situations and make changes to your behavior.
Know When To Stop Your Thoughts
When you are told something about your partner your mind immediately shifts gears and starts painting pictures of your partner and someone else or a million and one conspiracy theories begin to race your mind and you start looking for faults and many more. You have to always snap yourself back to reality or you might end up hurting yourself with the possibly untrue pictures that you paint in your mind.
Communicate
Let your partner know how you feel and why you feel the way you feel because if you do not let it out, it will continue to eat you up from within. You may be jealous over nothing, or over things, your mind makes up or even over bad gossip. So it’s best when you clarify things with your partner and sift the false from the facts.
Be Willing To Address The Trigger
Do some deep searching and find whatever it is that triggers the feeling in you and sought out ways to solve it either by reducing or squashing it. If your jealousy keeps recurring, then you have to do a deeper dive into the root of it all by seeking out other solutions such as writing, counseling/therapy, and reflection.