So, how does one explain massage envy? Isn’t envy one of the 7 deadly sins, you bet it is but you can also bet the farm that when you start getting regular massages even if it be for physical therapy that someone you know will have massage envy. So, how do you best combat massage envy? Here are a couple of tips to make sure that your friends and family don’t envy you too much when you step out of the massage therapist office.
- You must not brag. No one likes a bragger and you must realize that saying anything like, I had a great massage today,” will immediately sound like bragging and be interpreted as such. Unfortunately very few people want to hear how good you have it. Now walk lightly here because you do not want to sound disingenuous, but complaining, just slightly may be a good way dispel some massage envy.
- As mentioned before not many people really want to hear about how good or bad you have it, so one way to combat massage envy is to simply keep it to yourself. I know this may be difficult considering how exhilarating and relaxing a great massage can be, but if you want to avoid those envious stares and jealous prods, keep it to yourself.
- This is another to be careful with. If you are getting massage therapy to combat some type of an injury you may want to consider actually faking it. And by this I mean when you are in the presence of others you will put on an act. I know it sounds very L.A.ish, but that is beside the point. You are trying to avoid massage envy here, so the point is to make them feel sorry for you instead. I didn’t say it would be easy or even ethical.
- Now here is a real charitable possibility. If you are aware of a certain friend or family member that has some serious massage envy you could consider floating the bill and taking them along to enjoy a massage of their own. The point of this is to build major good will and karma points and maybe even get them hooked. You will at some point have to transition over to getting them to cover their bill but hey, that is why crack dealers hand out samples.
You may not experience any negative aspects of massage envy, but many do and they actually find massage envy to be the only noted side effect of getting a good massage.