So... I'm a guy. A girl I have a sort of passing interest in (but an attachment to, nonetheless) at my work got a promotion to manager of her department.
I just have an uncontrollable infatuation, but I have zero interest in seriously pursuing her.
Yet, despite this, I have these extreme feelings of saltiness and jealousy. Like, I feel like my blood is made of sulphuric acid level jealousy.
I have this sort of unshakable but irrational mindset that I just "should" be outshining her for several reasons (probably for some stupid narcissistic reason like "I'm working on a college degree and she isn't, so I should just be better than her"). I don't know what the hell to do, and this reaction is extremely typical of me for any girl I get sort of interested in who I feel has something, anything on me.
She's worked there for fewer months, but clearly more hours. I know exactly why she would be in a position for that and I wouldn't be because I'm fluctuating between part and full time to focus on school.
It's just.... I can't even fathom how my brain is actually doing this to me.
I have had general problems with feeling secure about myself lately (I screwed up with school really badly for a year), even though I thought I had that general problem relatively taken care of.
I find it disgusting that I feel this way - it's like I just want to ruin her for "one-upping me" in an imaginary competition that isn't even a fair comparison. It's not helping that it's summer and I'm relatively isolated with contact with friends every week or two.
Basically, I feel extreme jealousy, rage and depression all at once.... I have no idea what the hell to do about it. Maybe I'm a narcissist who sees through his own narcissistic #######4 because I was brought up with an attitude of self-examination.