I love my sibling and we’re close, but I can’t lie sometimes I’m jealous of how easily they make friends and how comfortable they are in their own skin. I feel like I’m always trying and they just are. I don’t want to feel this way, but I do. How do I deal with this kind of stuff?
Is it normal to feel jealous of your sibling’s personality?
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I am the parent of two adult kids who are now on their own, and I can tell you that the answer is yes, it is normal to feel jealous or envious about a sibling, just as you describe.
The way you deal with this is to understand the reality that we are all different, we all have different personalities, and we all are shaped differently by our environments.
If you are unhappy with the way you feel about yourself, that is a different issue entirely.
Does that make sense to you?