What do you do when your best friend is making new friends?

What To Do When Your BFF Finds Herself A New BFF

1. Don’t jump to conclusions and feel betrayed instantly. They may have a valid reason for their behaviour.
2. Watch your behaviour and actions.
3. Talk it out.
4. DON’T discuss it with anyone else.
5. Distract yourself and make new friends.
6. Lastly, be patient.

Is it normal to feel jealous in a friendship?

Personal Space spoke to therapist Tanya Koifman, LCSW, who says it’s actually quite common to feel some jealousy around your close friend’s other relationships. “It is not a feeling that simply goes away during adulthood,” she explained.

How do I become less jealous of my friends?

10 ways to overcome jealousy in a friendship

1. Accept your jealous thoughts and feelings.
2. Don’t feed the jealous feeling.
3. Identify your underlying fears and insecurities.
4. Separate real and imaginary threats.
5. Steady your emotions.
6. Talk openly with your friend.
7. Develop a realistic but positive attitude.
8. Be kind to yourself.

Is jealousy killing your friendship?

One of the worst dynamics that can kill a friendship is jealousy. If one friend is jealous of the other, it inevitably can ruin the friendship, or at least negatively impact it. Sometimes, however, when a friend is jealous, and they don’t want it to show, it can come out in very strange ways that may not seem obvious to the casual observer.

Why do I feel jealous of my best friend?

Many women go through this jealousy silently because they don’t feel entitled to have that type of passion and attachment to “just a friend.” Jealousy can appear whenever we have a passionate fondness for someone, as common in loving friendships as romantic relationships.

Why does jealousy make us do crazy things?

Jealousy activates our primal dependency issues and often a sense of infantile defenselessness. It can make us feel crazy, and do crazy things, because it taps into our uttermost vulnerability—our fear of potential abandonment.

Is it normal to feel guilty for being jealous of someone else?

This is more than normal – it happens all the time. “People feel guilty because in our culture, being jealous is seen as the ‘green-eyed monster’ and it makes you seem like a bad person,” says Dr. Andrea Bonior, author and adjunct professor of Psychology at Georgetown University.