Narcissist Behavior Q&A
🌧️ Good news always gets the cold water treatment
Whether it was jealousy can wait. Look separately at the sarcasm and put-downs that met your good news.
The short answer
Rather than diagnosing jealousy, look at what was actually said.
Scenes like this
- Your acceptance news got "anyone can do that much."
- On the day of your promotion, your old mistake came out in front of everyone.
How to tell the difference
Complicated feelings happen to everyone. That still doesn't license mocking your achievement or airing your mistakes in public.
When this happens, try this
Share the news worth celebrating first with true friends who will genuinely be glad. As for the sour remarks that shrank your achievement — a short note in your journal, then let them go. Your peace of mind is worth more.