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When friendship meets athletic competition

My best friend made varsity while I got cut and now every conversation feels fake because I'm so jealous I can barely look at her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Envy poisons connection when someone else's success feels like proof of your inadequacy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sport and physical competition?”

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