Egocentrism, the cult of the self

Considering oneself the center of the world, feeling more important than others, constantly thinking about oneself and believing that one’s own opinions or interests are above the thoughts of others are some of the traits that characterize those who practice egocentrism. Individuals who proclaim themselves special and superior to others, whose arrogance causes them problems in their social relationships.

An egomaniac can have a charming personality and behave like a despot at the same time. In family and couple relationships they are exploitative and manipulative. On the other hand, they find it difficult to work in groups and often have problems establishing and maintaining friendships. By believing themselves to be special, they do not accept criticism and belittle others.

Self-centered people they feel infallible. Although they present themselves as confident individuals with plenty of self-esteem. They use these weapons as a defense mechanism because deep down they are lonely people full of insecurities. That is why they need to feel constantly flattered and admired by others.

General traits of egocentric personality

Focusing on oneself as a defense mechanism gives rise to a series of personality traits that can be generalized to the majority of individuals of this class. You can read them below:

False self-confidence. Appearance of excessive self-esteem, but insecure at the core. Considered to be possessors of great talents and unique abilities. Distort their mental reality to fit their biases. Lack of empathy. Difficulty evaluating personality characteristics in others. people.Hypersensitivity to external criticism.They compare themselves with others and feel envy of them.They put themselves on display to seek praise from others.They feel entitled to others.They are manipulative.They are lonely and pessimistic.

Different types of egocentrics

The egocentric seems to live by and for himself. But staying in that position of superiority enslaves you. Fritz Künkel made a classification in which he recognizes the different types of egocentrics, taking into account the objectives to which they aspire to satisfy their ego and which make them submissive subjects of themselves.

1. Nero

This type of person who practices egocentrism desires, above all, to dominate others.. Their feeling of superiority and that others should be at their mercy causes their attitudes to be directed towards subjugating others.

He is characterized by never asking for a favor, since his maxim is that “you should not trust anyone.” However, despite this, he demands, uses and needs others to do certain things or achieve certain goals.

2. Star

This is the typical egomaniac who, above all, seeks the admiration and applause of others.. He seeks to attract attention, which is why he will always try to take the lead or carry out a certain attitude that makes all eyes fall on him.

3. Cinderella

The person who practices this type of egocentrism is the one who seeks the protection of others.. He makes suffering and victimhood his weapon to get the attention of others. He feels “worthy of compassion.”

For this reason, he never takes responsibility for his errors or mistakes, but instead projects all of this onto others, making them guilty. He is always the victim, the poor devil to whom everything bad always happens.

4. Turtle or Tarugo

These types of egomaniacs constantly claim their “loneliness”. They need a world to despise. They show themselves as soulless and heartless individuals. Protected with a shell for love. They just want to be “left alone.”

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The previous classification is not far from those that could be included in narcissistic personality disorder. According to the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), this disorder is characterized by the following criteria:

The individual has a grandiose sense of self-importance (for example, he exaggerates his achievements or expects to be recognized as superior). He is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, imaginary beauty, or love. He believes he is special and unique. At the same time, he believes that he can only be understood, or can only relate to other people who are special or of high status. He demands excessive and excessive admiration. He expresses very pretentious behavior. On an interpersonal level he is exploitative, for example, he takes advantage of others to achieve their own goals.Lacks empathy.Usually feels envy or believes that others envy him.Arrogant and arrogant attitudes.

Slaves to themselves

There are various ways to combat egocentrism. The will of the egomaniac is important to be able to redirect this way of being, which, as we mentioned, has a negative impact on social relationships.

It is essential that the individual self-analyze and be honest with himself

Other fundamental pillars to overcome egocentrism are share time with other peoplegive in, participate in altruistic activities and play sports or team games to value the work and efforts of others.

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