What do you think of people who think they are superior to all?

United States
August 11, 2011 7:08am CST
I met tons of people in my life who think highly of themselves while canceling out that their friends, partners and siblings are too below them. They usually say things like: “I never lie and I hate liars. I break up with every guy who lies to me”. “He is only a doctor. I am a scientist”. “I am the most beautiful girl in this school”.
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@icats64 (43)
• United States
11 Aug 11
I'm living with one myself, the husband. I am disabled which happened during our marriage and he thinks that since he works, he has put himself on this high pedestal. He plays the "I never lie and I hate liars" but he has the tendency to say one thing and do another. The same as "lying" and when it is brought up, he makes excuses. He forgot who helped him get to where he is now - Me. I encouraged him to get his Bachelors Degree at the same time I was getting mine, otherwise he was going to wait two years later. I encouraged him to apply for the job position early, which he got before he was done with college. I watched and took on a lot of things with his son so he can concentrate on his career, etc. The problem with "superior people" is that they will be their own downfall. They really don't have a grip on reality and their surroundings. They will destroy their relationships, drive away family and friends, and get caught in things that will show they are not superior.
• United States
13 Aug 11
He is definitely wrong. I think the one who says "I never lie" is the biggest liar and practitioner of double standards. They feel great to point out someone else's wrongdoings while ignoring their own. It seems we simply have no right to say anything against them. They are wonderful, cute and all angelic. Thus, we must blindly love them. I haven't seen such people happy in their personal relationships. In fact, they are mostly in chaotic situations. Of course, much of it comes from their own behavior. And just like you mentioned, they lose friends and family with their habit. The thing is that they are actually ill because they are going through superiority complex. It is a personality disorder.
• United States
16 Aug 11
I do agree with what you are saying except for "we must blindly love them". I have to admit that my husband put on a good act before we got married but 6 months later the problems started then escalated. We are coming up on our 6 yr. anniversary and the only reason it has been this long is I am stuck in the situation at the moment. I have been diligently looking for a place to live temporarily but when I receive very little in disability, it is hard to afford rent. The love is lost. Mr. "when there is a problem, I solve it so it doesn't happen again" doesn't see he is encouraging problems. He can't even solve his 16 yr. old son's problems with chores, school, etc. Responsibility and reality is not in his vocabulary unless it is his job at work. When things go wrong, it is always someone else's fault. The plan is trying to find a job online to earn some income, then I plan on leaving. He can live in his fantasy world but reality will slam him hard when I'm gone because he won't have maid and nanny service.
• United States
18 Aug 11
I am sorry to hear you are going through so much because of him. No, I did not mean to blindly love them. They actually think that way. In short, they can never make any mistakes and even if they do they expect it to be forgotten. They usually deny hurting anyone. But you live in US. Since you have the disability you have the right to get 65% rent money from the government. Our tenant has disability and does not work. But she always gets us the rent money on time. Government helps her.
@dodo19 (47278)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
11 Aug 11
I don't like arrogant people like that. They really do just get on my nerves. I just don't understand how anyone could just be like that. No one is superior to others, in my opinion. Some might know more than others, but it still doesn't mean that they're superior to others, or that they're better than anyone else.
• United States
13 Aug 11
I read that it is a personality disorder called superiority complex. Psychologists say it is mostly the parents who are responsible for implementing this illness into the mind of their children. Other times, the communication with the rest of the world can be held responsible. Some people are too sheltered. For them, the home is their entire world. So they fail to understand others.