The Psychology Of Envy
Understanding the Cognitive Patterns, Triggers, and Profiles of Envy to Build Emotional Resilience and Overcome Status AnxietyBy GARY VANNTZ
Length3h 51m
About this audiobook
What if the emotion you hide the most is actually the secret key to unlocking your true potential?
Envy is the last remaining psychological taboo. We openly admit to anger, sadness, and anxiety—but we hide our envy at all costs, even from ourselves. Yet every time you feel that sharp, toxic sting while scrolling through social media or hearing about a colleague's success, your brain isn't just acting out. It is trying to tell you something critical.
In The Psychology of Envy, author and psychologist Gary Vanntz delivers a groundbreaking, science-backed exploration into our minds' most misunderstood shadow emotion. Moving far beyond surface-level platitudes like "just be grateful," this book uses applied psychology to dismantle the destructive cognitive shortcuts that drive human comparison, status anxiety, and silent resentment.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
Length3 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 25, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Moment Envy Feels Like Truth
2Green-Eyed Fuel vs. Green-Eyed Poison
3The Comparison Shortcut Your Brain Uses
4When “I Deserve It” Becomes Envy
5The Status Alarm Under Your Skin
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6The Hidden Story Behind “They’re Lucky”
7Why Social Media Intensifies Envy
8The Envy Cycle: Trigger to Rumination
9Rumination’s Secret Job: Protecting Ego
10The Envy Personality: The Four Profiles
11Jealousy vs. Envy: Don’t Confuse Them
12The “What If” That Creates Envy
13How Envy Rewrites Your Self-Story
14The Skill Gap That Feels Like a Moral Flaw
15Turn Envy Into a Learning Plan
16Boundaries for People Who Trigger You
17Repairing Envy After You’ve Snapped
18The Empathy Shift: From Rival to Human
19Gratitude That Doesn’t Gaslight You
20Your Envy’s Final Message
21About the Author
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