Superiority Complex

I think bloated egos, narrow mindedness & ignorance R the causes of SC

Some reasons:
1.Looks
2.Wealth
3.Power
4.Being Super Talented sometimes
5.Parent praise
6.Having sycophants around

I feel overconfidence is different from superiority complex. The term 'complex' itself refers to a psychological disorder of a kind. People displaying superiority complex are actually highly insecure. They lack self worth. In order to feel better about themselves they pretend to feel and act superior to others. They feel that they can compensate their insecure feelings by bringing others down. Such complexes can be biological due to chemical imbalances and gentic make up for hypertension and depression. Or it can be sociological due to negative social experiences. It can be managed by prescription pills or therapy.

Now overconfidence on the other hand is when a person oversteps the boundary of confidence. Overconfidence occurs when either a person is too good at something or they are mediocre but have too much false praise and lucky breaks. Its a thin line between confidence and overconfidence and most people have a hard time balancing it.

At the same time I think people are too sensitive with the confidence of people. Sometimes society expects excessive humility. For some reason its considered better to downplay ones own abilities instead of confidently acknowledging ones strengths. If someone is really good at something I do not think there is anything wrong with them being aware of it and stating it. It seems that if someone is well aware of their abilities, people are ready to beat them down for being overconfident. Its almost as if we as a society have a complex in letting people know and acknowledge that they are much better at something than us.

Racism, Misogyny etc are whole new topics on their own.

Originally posted by: gengarjetty2

Some reasons:
1.Looks
2.Wealth
3.Power
4.Being Super Talented sometimes
5.Parent praise
6.Having sycophants around

Originally posted by: Midnight_Shade

Expectations of society! Yes, society does expect a lot of humility from people......in fact, I, personally, wouldn't like it if someone comes to me and tells me that he/she is really good in this and that....it's alright if they're aware of their skills and know how to use them wisely ........but it sounds more down to earth if people let their actions speak for them....not their words.......stating their abilities almost sounds like bragging.

This is in general to most people - why does it bother you if someone comes and states that they are good at something. Even when it is absolutely and completely true, why does it bother us so much. Is humility actually a better social skill or do we expect humility out of our personal selfish desires so as not to feel insignificant in comparison to others. Until someone points out they are better than us, we are content with who we are. Is expectation of humility a selfish need, so that we can feel perpetually content and never threatened. As children when we accomplish something we scream in joy and tell everyone what we did. It is acceptable, after all no one feels threatened by children. But when we grow older we have to shut up. Can a grown person not want to express their accomplisment for the sole innocent joy of it and feel content in their efforts. Do their intentions always have to be belittling. It is almost as if we expect people to bottle up their strengths just so that we feel better.

Actions may speak louder than words, but most people are content to turn the deaf ear. Why should one successful person put on a farce because society is not mature enough to accept that that one person is better.