Patient's question:
My wife has a peculiar psychology. She can't listen to me talking about how other people's situations are good. If I say the daughter of the neighbor has a higher score than my child's, my wife gets upset and starts envying the excellence of the neighbor's child. Why do people envy others?Doctor's answer:
Your wife's mentality is quite normal; it falls under a type of selfish mindset. In reality, we all have this kind of mindset to some extent—it's a negative human trait. The difference lies in the size of each person's perspective and the variations in how it manifests. Envy of others can be considered a form of jealousy, especially toward those around us whom we are familiar with. The mentality that one always wants to be better than others is a common one. If this mindset cannot be controlled, it becomes a major source of reducing one's happiness index.