Overconfidence and Arrogance. Are they helping people and relationships?

Sincerely, I find myself being this kind of person. I don't mean I'm overconfident with myself, but sometimes I just don't want to accept that I'm wrong. I can accept that I'm wrong, but I would never let other person notice that I was wrong at something. Is like a bit of arrogance mixed with pride. Fortunately, I'm trying to change this way of being, because I don't feel it's correct not accepting myself errors.

We cannot avoid such kind of people, in our neighborhood, acquaintances and even in our family/relatives. They are egoistic and find themselves righteous. I always try to avoid having encounter with them if ever we are in a gathering. That's the best way to do than being into trouble since they will never admit their mistakes.

Diplomacy is the best solution of your problems involving your own relatives you say are arrogant.They are just confident or are just a victim of others who promised to arrange things which in your part is an act of over confidence and arrogance.You do not know all the stories and reasons with your relatives that you have no right to say they are arrogant.You are just misunderstood with your own feelings so you have to study first the real reasons why they acted that way.Do not be one sided and give them their sides of the real situation.

It doesn't hurt to be confident but there are times where people rather overplay their hand. And really think that they have a better handle of things than they really do. Therefore, people overplay their hands. Of course, there are times where if people had a pretty better handle of what they could accomplish and what this relationship was, then they might have been okay. Sadly however, pride tends to be the downfall of many, they think that they can really can make this work and think that they are the one that making things work. I think when we start thinking that we can do no wrong, is when we start doing things that are very wrong and that is sabotaging people and alienating friends and loved ones by the boatloads. It is sad but it can happen, when people let themselves get out control.

Ignore them. People like them don't deserve your attention. I know you wanted to build a good relationship with them since one of them is part of your family tree but if they are always difficult to deal with, then just ignore them. There really are people who are not aware of what they are doing even if it's wrong. They will always say they are right. They assume that they are so important that people can't do anything without them. I do know some people with this kind of attitude and I so want them out of my life. I just hope they'll realize that and change that kind of attitude. If not, I'm cool with ignoring them all the time ^^

hi there leizl. I have also encountered people like these, in fact i have a lot of relatives and friends with those characteristics. Personally, i think that those type of people just want to establish their power or authority above us or maybe they think that they have much more experience than us that they often consider themselves as perfect human beings. Further, i have seen a picture in 9gag.com, it was posting a character, Dr. Gregory House, from "house m.d." saying that "Arrogance has to be earned", it may be ridiculous to hear, however, i realized that it may be also true.People acting with over confidence and arrogance should really have some background or achievements in life that they may brag about. Thus, those people who keep on bragging but has a mouth full of lies and hippocracy should be woken up to see what they really are. Then,going back to your question as of how to deal with these type of people, i think that we acting or better yet knowing ourselves as those of more humility should have more patience and understanding because if we put ourselves and these people in a feud we may have a very long battle. haha.:) hope this helps :D

I started a similar topic today with regard to people who are right all the time and who can never make mistakes. Honestly,I still am figuring out how best we can deal with them.It takes all sorts to make this world and perhaps we just have to accept it,transact with them only where and when necessary and maintain our peace.

As individuals, we are all unique in certain ways, and probably the ego thing might be the culprit for those who are overconfident and arrogant. A lot of my friends have been this way towards me, but changed after humbling myself and just try to make a humor out of every arrogance or overconfidence in them, as to remind them the difference of being good and bad in a very sarcastic way, lol!

i don't think there is anything you could do i have family members who are like this but i tell them but they don't realize it, they have to help themselves because sometimes they are to proud to let someone change them!