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Great stuff! I think you could also come at envy from a clinical perspective. What core beliefs are underpinning our sense that we should have what a close other has? Are we aware when we're filtering out the good stuff, failing to count our blessings? I think it helps to help a client identify those core beliefs and recognize that filte…
Great stuff! I think you could also come at envy from a clinical perspective. What core beliefs are underpinning our sense that we should have what a close other has? Are we aware when we're filtering out the good stuff, failing to count our blessings? I think it helps to help a client identify those core beliefs and recognize that filter.
I guess you're getting at that with the idea of consciously switching the hierarchy, but my instinct is to explore deeper existential issues. I'd expect once someone deals with why another's good fortune is threatening, the envy dissipates.