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Sobrahan da pagbelib sa kaugalingon. Self-confidence is the key to success. But too much of it is
arrogance. There are those around who believe that they are better than
everyone around them. They oftentimes see us as lesser beings. They do not
understand respect because for them, they are the only ones MEANT to be
respected.
Arrogance can be
defined as the personality trait whereby a person has an obnoxiously elevated
sense of self-worth. An arrogant person is the one who acts as if they’re
superior, more worthy, and more important than others. Therefore, they tend to
disrespect and put others down (Parvez, 2014).
There are times
when we wonder about their psychological well-being. Why do they tend to hurt
and disrespect others? Were they oppressed when they were still young? Is the arrogance
a by-product of deprivation or trauma? Are they mentally-ill?
Cerdan (2019)
posited that arrogance serves as a defense mechanism. It’s a way to protect
people’s self-esteem and self-worth. It is a way to hide and compensate for
insecurity, inferiority, lack of self-confidence. Arrogance helps people to
reject others before they can reject them. It’s a way to prevent them from
hurting the self. It is, therefore, more common to behave arrogantly towards
strangers, out of fear of rejection.
Narcissism is
the psychological term for arrogance and there are two types of narcissistic,
vulnerable and grandiose. Vulnerable narcissism is the one who uses arrogance
to compensate for his insecurity. Grandiose narcissism really believes to be as
perfect as is shown.
Again, with the
pressing concerns about mental health, people must be aware of their traits so
to be able to adjust or heal and be in harmony with others. Like the dreaded
cancer and AIDS, mental illnesses proliferate the society these days eating up
its value system and producing chaotic and unhealthy relationships.
But denial is
also another phase to be reflected on. People often justify their actions and
look for reasons for them NOT to be the culprit. They find scapegoats and
continue living their MAD world.
There are times
when it is fair for us to say to them straight-facedly: YOU’RE SICK!
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