Can Our Behavior Influence The Way We Feel?

Warona (not her real name), is a middle aged woman who has a self-imposed pressure to keep up with her past reputation of being a wealthy man’s daughter. She has developed a habit of trying to outshine people she knows, especially those she perceives as coming from “poorer financial backgrounds”.

Warona’s competitive behaviour has resulted in her getting into unnecessary debts, to avoid looking like a failure. When her bank put her possessions up for sale to recover the loan she could not pay, Warona blamed the bank employees for being “jealous” of her.