The Green-Eyed Monster

Psychiatrist Dr. Dayal Mirchandani says, "Rivalry in friendship is divided into two parts - the friendly rivalry and unfriendly rivalry. There is a fine line between the two and when the friendly rivalry becomes unfriendly rivalry that is when you need to become concerned."

Friends turned foes can turn foes for different reasons. But, before you go onto the reasons, take a look at the difference between friendly and unfriendly rivalry.

Friendly Rivalry

This happens when you are competing at a game, a contest or a situation and are able to hug each other and still remain friends. This is when both of you know and understand that the rivalry and competition is light-hearted and fun and your friendship is more important than winning a popularity contest.

So, even if she wins the game or is the more popular one, you are happy for her. You do not let things like that affect your relationship.

Unfriendly Rivalry

This happens when your friend is becomes jealous of you and competes with you. This is when the competition is unhealthy because she will concentrate only on being one-up on you and that is all that matters to her.

If you win in any given situation then she will hold it against you and think of another way to win. This is when putting you down is all that matters to her. Your friendship no longer matters, it is winning that stems out of jealousy that matters to her.

Psychiatrist Dr. Dayal Mirchandani says, "Jealousy stems out of one's inner sense of self-inadequacy. This happens when you two have been compared often and you are praised over her. Her own insecurities creep in and eventually consume her."

This is when she will try and get all the attention when in a group; praise her actions in public, exaggerate and even lie about her achievements.

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