7 Ways to Self Care Through Jealousy

Jealousy is real, y’all.

It happens to everyone. To be honest, I typically do not get jealous, but this weekend, my usual boho vibes were savagely assaulted by the big green bug. While on a casual and lovely instagram scroll and passing out the likes like Oprah passed out cars (you get a like and you get a like and you get a like…), I was bombarded by a post by one of my absolute favorite women on line and she was with someone I knew personally and, to be honest, don’t think very highly of. Rather than pass the like and merrily scroll along, I sat there, legs crossed, face twisted, seething. I started asking all of the questions “How did she get invited to that and get to hang out with her?”

But a thought popped within my head “this is not you.” With that reminder, I went on to alleviate the jealousy I was feeling in the same way I would have tried to rid myself of a cold or a headache. Deliberately.

Here is how I self cared my way out of the jealousy trap (and how you can to):

Log off/ Make an escape:
Since I was on social media, I needed to get away from the medium by which my jealousy was being fueled. Simply putting my phone down really helped. But in most cases when jealousy arises, jealousy rears its ugly head in your every day life and when you least expect it.