He has a HUGE Ego, such a huge Ego

 

Word of the Day: One Upper

An annoying person who responds to hearing someone else’s experience or problem by immediately telling a similar story about themselves with a much more fantastic (or terrible) outcome. 

Everyone thinks they know an egomaniac, don't they? You might pin the label on an unbelievably arrogant friend or a tyrannical boss. But to be a true egomaniac – that is, to be diagnosed with what psychiatrists call Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) – you must show at least five of the following characteristics:

• A grandiose sense of self-importance – Egomaniacs exaggerate their achievements and talents, and want other people to recognize them as superior.

i.e. He or She often and blatantly boasts about their money and material possessions seeking an applause and wonderment from their audience.

This car might be their profile picture, see ladies I'm a baller ☺ 

• Preoccupation with success and power – They're obsessed with fantasies involving their own brilliance or beauty.

i.e. They are quick to tell you how many passport stamps they have and that they just came back from Europe or hanging out on the beach in Dubai with their buddies. 

• Arrogance – Their behaviour is haughty, their attitude conceited and they show rage when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted.

i.e. Even in a debate on social media sites they have to show their bravado and be the KING of the thread, no one else's opinion is valid and only they know everything. 

• Need for excessive admiration – Egomaniacs need attention, they want to be adored or, failing that, feared. 

i.e. Not only do they need THEIR ego stroked they will often brag about the accomplishments of their children and even their pets for admiration. My kid is smarter than YOURS by a long shot!

• A sense of entitlement – They have unreasonable expectations and believe they deserve favourable treatment.

i.e Chances are this person is awfully hard to get along with and is most likely single or a loner. 

• Exploitative – Happy to take advantage of others, they use people to get what they want.


• Lack of empathy – Egomaniacs can't or won't acknowledge other people's feelings.


• A belief of being unique – They believe that they're special and can only be understood by and associate with people of high status.


• Feel envy towards others – And believe others feel envious of them.

 

It's thought there are around six million people across the world with NPD. There could be many more, but it's difficult to diagnose. Most people affected won't present their symptoms to the doctor; they simply don't believe there's anything wrong with them, rather that other people are the cause of any problems. 



Someone's personality is part of their psychological make up and nearly  impossible to change, making personality disorders like NPD difficult to treat. I don't know about YOU but I am highly annoyed by these types of people. How can you possibly know every damn thing? Have you ever walked into a library, so you know everything in every single book on the shelf? Word! That's amazing! 





Like seriously you need help if this is you and most of the time the people you constantly annoy will simply choose not to deal with you rather than argue with an egomaniac about why they are one.

NEWS FLASH this is not an attractive trait to have, NO you do not know everything and most importantly NO one asked you ;0)