Dr. Bethany Marshall

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Salma Hayek, Elizabeth Hurley and Paulina Porizkova Are Stripping Down On Social Media. Why Is That Triggering?

Why are some triggered by celebrities in bikinis? There is a fine line between jealousy, which is a competitive or hopeful feeling (‘Maybe I can look like that’) and envy, which drives our impulse to destroy. (‘You have something I want and there’s no hope of me getting it’). That last emotion drives angry social media comments.

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