Jealous or Envious?

Jealous or Envious? celosa o envidiosa

by Patricia Macko

Poll

How often have you been agitated because your friend(s) were hanging out with other people than you? ¿Con qué frecuencia te has sentido agitado porque tus amigos salían con otras personas además de ti?

• MANY times

  muchas veces

• Sometimes

  algunas veces

• At least once

  al menos una vez

• Never

  nunca

​Jealousy Celos

feeling threatened that you will lose something (a relationship) that is important to you.

sentirse amenazado de perder algo (una relación) que es importante para usted.

Poll

I have wished that I had something that other people had.

He deseado tener algo que otras personas tuvieran.

• MANY times

  muchas veces

• Sometimes

  algunas veces

• At least once

  al menos una vez

• Never

  nunca

​Envy Envidiar

​wanting what someone else has



querer lo que alguien más tiene

​What is the DIFFERENCE between feeling jealous and feeling envious?

Discussion Question​

Can you think of some common reasons teens feel ENVIOUS of others?

Multiple Choice

My mom is spending more time with my brother than with me.

Mi mamá pasa más tiempo con mi hermano que conmigo.

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

Multiple Choice

My best friend sat at a different lunch table.

Mi mejor amigo se sentó en una mesa diferente al almuerzo.

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

Multiple Choice

The kid I sit next to in class can do math more quickly than I can.

El niño con el que me siento en clase puede hacer matemáticas más rápido que yo.

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

Multiple Choice

My friend has a phone and I don't.

Mi amiga tiene un teléfono y yo no.

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

Multiple Choice

My crush just smiled at someone else.

La persona que me gusta simplemente le sonrió a otra persona.

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

Multiple Choice

I never win any candy on game day!

¡Nunca gano ningún caramelo el día del partido!

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

Multiple Choice

My older sibling gets new clothes and I have to wear their old ones.

Mi hermana mayor consigue ropa nueva y tengo que usar la vieja.

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

Multiple Choice

My dad and mom talk to each other and ignore me.

Mi papá y mi mamá hablan entre ellos y me ignoran.

• jealous celosa

• envious envidiosa

How To Cope

Jealousy is a sign that we feel insecure in a relationship. Most people have felt it at some point.

​Can envy ever be healthy?

​Let's watch this video and then discuss the different ways envy can cause us to act.