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title: "Social media triggers feelings of jealousy!"
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# Social media triggers feelings of jealousy!

## Bilgi

| Özellik | Değer |
|---------|-------|
| **Kategori** | saglik |
| **Yayın Tarihi** | 2026-04-30 |
| **Güncelleme** | 2026-04-30 |
| **Kaynak** | [Üsküdar Haber Ajansı](https://uha.com.tr/social-media-triggers-feelings-of-jealousy) |

## Özet

Experts state that social media can increase feelings of comparison and inadequacy in individuals, and that this situation makes jealousy more visible and chronic.

## İçerik

Clinical Psychologist İpek Erol stated that idealized shares are perceived as reality on an emotional level, saying, “Here, the process called ‘narcissistic injury’ particularly comes into play. The question ‘Why am I not like this?’ can affect an individual's self-worth perception and lead to the triggering of early inadequacy and worthlessness schemas.” Erol also expressed that behaviors observed on social media manifest in various forms such as following, avoiding, or indirect self-display, emphasizing that the problem originates not from social media itself, but from the relationship established with it.

Clinical Psychologist İpek Erol from Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Hastanesi made statements about how social media triggers feelings of jealousy and comparison, and its individual and societal psychological effects.

**Social media constantly triggers feelings of comparison and inadequacy! **

Clinical Psychologist İpek Erol stated that the spread of social media sometimes fuels feelings of jealousy, saying, “Social media increases the visibility of inherent human feelings of comparison and inadequacy, and transforms into an environment that constantly triggers these feelings.”

Reminding that jealousy is a primitive emotion, Erol stated, “It blossoms within the relationship formed with caregivers in childhood. However, today, social media facilitates not only the emergence of this emotion but also its chronification. This is because individuals now compare themselves not only with their immediate surroundings but also with snippets of thousands of people's lives. This can transform jealousy from a momentary emotion into an ongoing inner tension.”

**The emotional brain processes selected images as reality! **

Clinical Psychologist İpek Erol, arguing that the primary reason people's tendency to compare themselves with others becomes stronger on social media is the nature of the content they are exposed to, said, “Social media does not represent reality; it contains an idealized, filtered, and often artificial self-presentation. Even if a person unconsciously knows that these images are selected, the emotional brain processes them as reality.”

Noting that the process called ‘narcissistic injury’ particularly comes into play here, Erol stated the following:

“‘Why am I not like this?’ question can affect an individual's self-worth perception and lead to the triggering of early inadequacy and worthlessness schemas.

Constantly seeing others' successes, vacations, and lifestyles triggers not only jealousy in individuals but also feelings of inadequacy, worthlessness, guilt, and sometimes shame. These effects are felt more intensely especially in individuals who are in a stagnant period of their lives or have low levels of internal satisfaction. The person begins to see their own life as a ‘success project’ and thinks they are not good enough. This situation can eventually result in anxiety, depressed mood, and reduced life satisfaction. What is interesting is that despite these feelings, the person continues to stay on social media; because they also seek validation and belonging there.”

**Suppressed jealousy persists as inner tension!**

Clinical Psychologist İpek Erol stated that behaviors emerging on social media when jealousy is felt are quite varied: “Some individuals follow the person they envy more frequently, constantly checking their stories; this  situation can turn into obsessive monitoring behavior. Others, conversely, resort to avoidance strategies such as blocking or unfollowing. At a more covert level, passive-aggressive comments, suggestive shares, or efforts to ‘show oneself off’ increase. That is, the person tries to make their own life appear brighter to compensate for the inadequacy they feel. This, in fact, leads to the reproduction of jealousy in another form.”

Erol also pointed out that ‘hidden jealousy’ is one of the most striking psychological dynamics of social media: “These individuals do not openly admit to being jealous; on the contrary, they often exhibit a supportive, liking, or neutral demeanor. However, excessive focus on content, constant self-comparison with the other party, and internal restlessness indicate the presence of this emotion. Psychologically, this is the suppression of an emotion that is difficult to accept and its transformation into a more acceptable form. But suppressed jealousy does not disappear; it persists as inner tension.”

**The problem is not social media, but the relationship built with it…** 

Clinical Psychologist İpek Erol, highlighting that the most important thing an individual can do to escape this comparison trap is to selectively manage the content they are exposed to, said, “The person should ask themselves this question: ‘How does this content make me feel?’. If it constantly creates inadequacy and restlessness, it is necessary to move away from that content.” 

In addition, Erol stated that it is also important for individuals to return to their own lives, increase their sources of internal satisfaction, and strengthen their contact with real relationships, concluding her words as follows:

“Mindfulness-based approaches can help individuals become aware of automatic comparison thoughts and let them pass without getting caught up in them. Because the problem deepens not in social media, but in the relationship formed with it.

Finally, the increase in jealousy due to social media is not just an individual issue; it is also a reflection of a societal dynamic. Today, success, beauty, and happiness are defined through certain molds, and these molds are constantly reproduced. Media, algorithms, and cultural expectations feed this process. Therefore, viewing an individual's feeling of jealousy solely as a personal weakness would be an incomplete understanding of the matter. This is a multi-layered process rooted both in the individual's inner world and in the culture they live in.”

## Akademik Referans

DOI: [https://doi.org/10.32739/uha.id.89167](https://doi.org/10.32739/uha.id.89167)

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