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Scenario

When friendship meets professional competition

My best friend and I both applied for the same dream job and she got it, and now we're both pretending everything is normal but there's this weird tension where I'm trying to be happy for her and she's trying not to seem too excited around me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love and envy are sitting at the same table, and neither knows how to leave gracefully.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Complicated grief — prolonged grief disorder?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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