Possessiveness grows from fear of losing a thing or losing someone. It is another meaning of jealousy. It is harmful in friendship. The devastating effects of jealousy are twofold: first, jealousy ruins good communication between people, causing a multitude of unfounded arguments and fights; secondly, jealousy conveys some of the most unattractive qualities in a jealous person such as lack of confidence and insecurity which are some of the biggest turn offs for both men and women.
Get rid of this fear and you'll surely overcome your possessive nature.
1. Know yourself. The first and the most important step in dealing with jealousy is, like with many other issues is recognizing that you have a problem. Share your problems with others.
2. Relationship. Be a part of your relationship.As in your things, share your friends with other people.
3. Do not try to possess your friends as if they only belong to you. They somehow belong to you, but they also need spaces to grow and inter-act with other people.
It is difficult to overcome at first but it will become easy with the passage of time and self-determination.
As you are successfully fighting possessiveness or jealousy, you will start experiencing tremendous freedom - the freedom to enjoy your love life without the taxing pain of jealousy and insecurity and the pleasure of giving your partner a better, wiser, stronger, and a happier you!
Answered by
Ramcharan
, an ibibo Master,
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10:21 PM on October 01, 2008