Ask Billie: “I can’t stop envy-scrolling. Am I a terrible person?”

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Mental Health


Ask Billie: “I can’t stop envy-scrolling. Am I a terrible person?”

By Billie Bhatia

3 years ago

1 min read

Stylist’s columnist Billie Bhatia answers your questions.

Q: “I’m worried I’m a terrible person. Everything seems to be going well in my friends’ lives – interesting jobs, great partners, endless weekends away in cool places… I feel so envious of what they have and find myself envy-scrolling their feeds most nights. When one of them recently got bawled out by her boss, I was jubilant that for once, something hadn’t gone perfectly for her. I know this is unhealthy, but I’m struggling to break out of it. Advice?”

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