The 15 traits of self-centered people

Have you ever met a person who has an air of greatness? That has a punitive character, likes to criticize others and can do nothing more than talk about himself, making himself stand out from others (sometimes with questionable methods)

Many can justify this behavior by claiming that this person is nothing more than someone ambitious, that they have very clear objectives and an almost enviable self-confidence.

However, do you think it is necessary to step above others to prove your worth?

This is a characteristic trait of self-centered people., since they have the belief that the world revolves around them and therefore keeps their imaginary audience with them at all times. As if they rule the world just by blinking.

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If you know someone with this type of behavior or feel that you have ever leaned towards them, then do not miss this article where we will talk about egocentric people and what are their traits main.

What is the egocentric personality?

Egocentrism is based on a set of qualities, behaviors and behaviors that we all possess, which is most noticeable during early childhood (as a survival instinct) and in the adolescence (where the construction of one's own identity is sought) and which tends to decrease as we grow. Although it is true that we tend to keep within us some egocentric attributes that allow us to have our priorities high, as well as raise self-confidence.

However, the egocentric personality is one of the types of behaviors that people can develop that have a significant distortion of their influence in the world. They tend to have arrogant, aggressive, oppositional, humiliating behaviorsThey are not very empathetic and have desires for greatness and beliefs of superiority over others, to the point where they feel they can intervene in the lives of those around them.

Characteristic traits of egocentric people

Know the traits that these types of people possess so that you can easily identify them.

1. Feelings of omnipotence

This is the most outstanding trait of egocentric people and which refers to those beliefs of greatness and power they possess, by which they feel invincible, powerful and that they can influence the lives of others with great magnitude. He also believes that his problems are more important than others, his opinions are the only correct ones and his actions are never may be judged by others than themselves, yet they feel they have the authority to criticize those in their around.

2. Self-image distortion

As we mentioned earlier, some may believe that their traits are nothing more than high self-confidence, but this is completely wrong, since their perception of themselves is exaggerated unrealistic in some occasions. For example, they say they are adept at doing certain things, when in reality they know nothing about it.

3. Need for admiration

The reality of self-centered people is that they continually feel insecure and doubt everything in their power. around, although of course they are not able to admit it or believe that there is something wrong with them that is affecting. So they always go in search of attention, turning to people whom they can manipulate or deceive so that are all the time praising them, admiring them, reinforcing their lack of self-confidence or doing what they say without any objection.

4. Lack of empathy

As they are in the constant search to grow, they have no time, nor the slightest interest in showing empathy towards others. So you will not see a self-centered person worrying about the problems of others, to support them, to celebrate with them their triumphs or for showing affection without obtaining anything in return (or at least they will not do it in a real way)

Since they may pretend to be empathetic and help those around them as long as that benefits you, thank you more than anything else or you can show off your ‘good Actions'.

5. Inability to recognize the qualities of others

If they do not have the capacity to feel empathy for people, much less will they feel the need to recognize their talents, abilities or achievements, because Egocentric people will always find some negative point or weakness to criticize, discredit or minimize their goals compliments.

They can even, as in the previous case mentioned, make the person believe that they have their full support and ‘Help them’ only to later steal the credit for success or otherwise, blame the person entirely for her failure.

6. They talk about themselves always

This is not surprising, taking into account everything we have described, however do not think that it is only about put yourself first all the time, but your vocabulary seems to be made up of just the word 'me'. In each sentence that they say they are subject, verb and predicate, there is no space for others to have a role and if there is, it does not have any relevance compared to them.

The biggest problem is that, if another person points out this behavior or tries to take precedence, it is harshly punished and rejected, to the point of even making them feel guilty for little understanding. That is, they have the ability to turn things in their favor using emotional blackmail.

7. False self-confidence

All these feelings and beliefs of greatness is nothing more than a ‘defense mechanism’ to hide the fact that they feel exposed and vulnerable to others, especially in situations they cannot control or have no knowledge or skill of. So his best weapon is to appear superior and ensure that due to his many capabilities, that matter is not his concern, just to get rid of it.

So even though they appear confident on the outside and can be persuaded by their words, they are actually trying to escape their insecure reality. This action is known as artificial self-confidence, where they convince themselves of their beliefs that it is easy for them to make others believe it too.

8. Hypersensitivity to the evaluation of others

Due to their growing insecurity and the extreme care they dedicate so that it is not perceived, people Egocentric are seriously affected when some kind of comment is made to them that they interpret negative. Either because of some insult to the abilities they usually proclaim, a criticism of their work or a pointing towards an unpleasant attitude, they may exaggerate it and feel it as a direct attack on they.

So they may throw a tantrum, respond with a more aggressive attack, or play the victim to turn the situation in their favor.

9. Excessive self-esteem

Even having so many doubts about themselves are they capable of having a high self-esteem? Of course, but again don't get carried away by appearances well, where they look almost like a self-confident role model, this is nothing more than a facade created thanks to self-confidence contrived. They actually only use this appearance to ward off suspicions from others as to the truth behind their behavior.

10. Exhibitionist trends

Egocentric people do not have any kind of restriction to expose themselves, quite the opposite, the more be seen better to them, this way they can receive all the praise and admiration they need with despair. So they do everything possible to attract and capture the attention generated or not by them, but if that allows them to somehow influence the ideas or actions of others, then they have won the lottery.

It is an extra point that they will not miss, which is why it is common to see these people occupying positions where they must make decisions that affect others in some way, such as entertainment figures or another occupation that brings them closer to the public and allows them to have all their attention.

11. Manipulation or emotional blackmail

In this subject they are quite skilled, since to obtain so much interest on the part of those around them, it is necessary to manipulate their feelings for their their own convenience and that is why all the actions they perform (even those of false benevolence) is just a strategy to get what they want out of change.

They also resort to emotional blackmail to reinforce their fragile self-esteem and make others not divert attention from their needs to receive unconditional praise for any half.

12. Poor interpersonal relationships

However, not all people are willing to give him their eternal dedication or put up with his whims, so, despite being great experts in attracting attention and emotional manipulators, they have few people around them and do not usually maintain quality relationships for a long time, both in the sphere of friendship and in the intimate and even in the family.

In this sense, their relationships tend to be superficial and casual.

13. Huge ambition and unrealistic expectations

As they convince themselves that they are capable of doing thousands of things to perfection and that they are the best option for anything, they usually have unrealistic goals that, when they are unable to achieve them, tend to blame others for their failure and even the environment same.

Although you usually see them going towards much more ambitious goals, where they can have a privileged position, of power, with a high economy and high social status.

14. Hidden envy

It is not unusual for these people to be comparing themselves all the time with those around them to make sure that they are better and more valuable than them. But the reality is that they tend to be envious of their achievements, abilities and even personalities, even if that understanding only occurs in their unconscious.

Which is why they always have something negative to say, while they only accept positive things for themselves.

15. Loneliness and pessimism

Due to all of the above, it is not unusual for these people to be lonely for most of their lives, although they classify it as' no need the hindrance of others' because they are able to defend themselves and shine for themselves, when their situation is that few people want to spend time with they.

And, since they feel that they do not need help or relationships with their peers, they maintain feelings of intense pessimism within themselves, sadness and rejection of others.

So now you know if you meet someone who has "royal pretenses," you know the real reason behind it.