216eMotion r eGulation Handout 6  (p. 3 of 10)
envy Wor DS
envy craving displeased greed pettiness
bitterness discontented dissatisfied “green-eyed” resentment
covetous disgruntled down- hearted longing wishful
prompting e vents for f eeling envy
••Someone has something you really want or 
need but don’t or can’t have.
••You are not part of the “in” crowd.
••Someone appears to have everything.
••You are alone while others are having fun.
••Someone else gets credit for what you’ve done.
••Someone gets positive recognition for something and you don’t.••Others get something you really want and you don’t get it.
••Being around people who have more than you have.
••Someone you are competing with is more successful than you in an area important to 
you.
••Other:  
interpretations of e vents That p rompt f eelings of envy
••Thinking you deserve what others have.
••Thinking others have more than you.
••Thinking about how unfair it is that you have 
such a bad lot in life compared to others.
••Thinking you have been treated unfairly by life.
••Thinking you are unlucky.
••Thinking you are inferior, a failure, or mediocre in comparison to others whom you want to be like.
••Comparing yourself to others who have more than you.
••Comparing yourself to people who have characteristics that you wish you had.
••Thinking you are unappreciated.
••Other:  
Biological c hanges and e xperiences of envy
••Muscles tightening.
••Teeth clamping together, mouth tightening.