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HOW JEALOUSY WILL AFFECT FRIENDSHIPS IN THE YEAR 2030.

How Jealousy Will Affect Friendships in The Year 2030.
Written By: Alexia Taylor

Jealously has become extremely dangerous when it comes to our daily lives, especially social media. Jealously continues to ruin our friendships, relationships and especially our mental health. Jealousy is a complex emotion that encompasses feelings ranging from fear of abandonment to rage and humiliation. It strikes people of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations, and is most typically aroused when a person perceives a threat to a valued relationship from a third party. (Ben-Zeev. A, Alkon. A, Hanscom. D, Morin, A. N.d).
Social media truly affects mental health through jealousy due to the fact that we continue to follow pages that we envy. Not only do we follow pages which “have it all”, but our friends continue to portray themselves as people who have it all as well. We seem to become jealous of our friends because we believe that we are not as “lucky” as they are. Jealousy is distinguished from envy in that jealousy always involves a third party seen as a rival for affection or attention. Envy occurs between only two people and is best summed up as, "I want what you have." (Ben-Zeev. A, Alkon. A, Hanscom. D, Morin, A. N.d).
In the year 2030, I believe that friendships will truly be affected by jealousy. Jealousy seems to be the type of emotion that continuously hides beneath us. Eventually, our jealousy will control us, and we will begin to ruin friendships.

References.
Ben-Zeev. A, Alkon. A, Hanscom. D, Morin, A. (n.d). Jealousy. Retrieved from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/jealousy



Muchoki, B. (2020). How to Replace Your Social Media Jealousy with Inspiration. Retrieved from: https://everydaypower.com/replace-your-social-media-jealousy-with-inspiration/


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