'Every time I read another post on social media, I get that same sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.' I ✍️ Emmie Harrison-West on being jealous of her female friends.
, dream jobs, engagements, soft launches of new boyfriends, houses, babies, marathons, and fitness goals – my best female friends have been celebrating their wins.Every time I read another post on social media, I get that same sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. Similar to the sudden wave of nausea you get when you have a strong black coffee on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning.
My roots were wider than my forearm, with three-day unwashed hair piled up worse than a rogue pineapple. I was wearing an oversized jumper that I bought at 16, which was way too tight for me now, over the top of old Snoopy Christmas pyjamas – adorned in crumbs from my lunchtime vegan sausage roll. My face was spotty and struggling under the weight of my luggage-sized-eyebags.
I even had a bag that said ‘f**k the patriarchy’, why couldn’t I even be 100% happy for my own mates? I felt stupid and insecure, like a bratty child.Truthfully, jealousy has stalked every single female friendship I’ve ever known – for good, and for bad. I lost my best friend at university when, and it broke me – it was a negative emotion I wanted to stay well clear of.
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