Jealousy

Jealousy is the state in which a person feels intense attachment toward something they value and care about deeply and cannot bear to share it with others. Although jealousy is often presented as a way of expressing love, it actually stems from the fear of losing that love. If an individual has fear or anxiety about losing something, this may lead to jealousy.

In relation to this, a person who fears losing their spouse may also experience jealousy toward them at the same intensity.

Jealousy may arise from various problems within romantic relationships, or it may emerge as a reflection of the jealous person’s own insecurities and anxieties. Like all other emotions, jealousy is a natural yet negative feeling. For this reason, people are often observed to feel the need to hide this emotion.

In fact, jealousy originates from an individual’s subconscious lack of self-confidence. Individuals who do not feel adequate or capable, who lack self-confidence, who see themselves as flawed or deficient, and who are not truly at peace with themselves often project their fear of loss onto their partners through intense jealousy. People with this type of jealousy tend to distance their marriages from a healthy foundation through various conspiracy-like assumptions, such as: “It’s not you I don’t trust, it’s the people outside.”