How Jealous Or Envious Are You?

Some comparison is natural but when it becomes excessive then it leads to envy and jealousy. How jealous or envious are you? Find out by taking the following quiz. But try to be honest without judging yourself. We all possess these tendencies to a varying extent at different times. Be brave. Identify areas where you need to grow.

1. Do I sometimes get satisfaction from putting people down?	Yes	No
2. Would I feel relieved if a colleague didn’t get promoted, even though I may like him or her?	Yes	No
3. Do I often think that others are better off than me?	Yes	No
4. Do I resent people who seem to have everything?	Yes	No
5. Do I feel diminished by someone’s beauty, brains, or accomplishments?	Yes	No
6. Am I afraid of people trying to outdo me?	Yes	No
7. Am I threatened by my mate’s past?	Yes	No
8. Am I bent out of shape when my mate looks at someone else?	Yes	No
9. Do I see my mate’s friends as rivals for my attention or affection?	Yes	No

How to interpret this quiz

If you had 0 yeses – You have very little jealousy or envy (or, you’re kidding yourself).
If you had 1 yes – You have a small amount of jealousy or envy. Be aware that even one affirmative response gives you an opportunity to clear these emotions.
If you had 2 yeses – You have a small amount of jealousy or envy.
If you had 3 yeses – You have a moderate amount of jealousy or envy.
If you had 4 yeses – You have a moderate amount of jealousy or envy.
If you had 5 yeses – You have a moderate amount of jealousy or envy.
If you had 6 yeses – You have a significant amount of jealousy or envy.
If you had 7 yeses – You have a significant amount of jealousy or envy.
If you had 8 yeses – You have a significant amount of jealousy or envy.
If you had 9 yeses – You have a significant amount of jealousy or envy.

This quiz is excerpted from Emotional Freedom by Judith Orloff MD

(Learn more about combating jealousy and envy in Chapter 11)

Judith Orloff, MD is a New York Times bestselling author with the upcoming book The Genius of Empathy: Practical Skills to Heal Yourself, Your Relationships and the World (Foreword by the Dalai Lama). She has also written The Empath’s Survival Guide and Thriving as an Empath, which offers daily self-care tools for sensitive people. She integrates the pearls of conventional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, empathy, energy medicine, and spirituality. Dr. Orloff specializes in treating empaths and highly sensitive people in her private practice and online internationally. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Oprah Magazine, the New York Times and USA Today. Dr. Orloff has spoken at Google-LA, TEDx U.S. and TEDx Asia. More information about Dr. Orloff’s Empathy Training Programs for businesses, The Empath Survival Guide Online Course and speaking schedule at www.drjudithorloff.com.

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