Schadenfreude

[swestrup]

I don't get schadenfreude. Its not an emotion that I ever feel. I have to admit though, that sometimes I feel dismay at a friend's good luck. I can't decide if that's just as bad, or not.

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[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

I don't understand s-f (I don't feel like spelling it - too long) or how people can actually be drawn in by it. I'm the opposite way: almost always feel compassion for someone who is going through tough times.

OTOH, feeling dismay (or whatever emotion you want to assign to it) at a friend's good luck is simply envy. As long as you don't meander into wishing it had never happened to them, you're okay. You just wish it had happened to you.

Poor (hah!) but happy hugs,
H.

[swestrup]

Yeah, its mostly envy, I guess. Its not that I wish it hadn't happened to them, its that I want it to have happened to me.