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Superiority complex

Superiority complex is defined as having the feelings of being superior compared to other people; the person is liable to feeling that his opinion is better than anyone else’s or that he’s more important than his peers.

Causes of superiority complex

The problem with superiority complex is that it’s usually a direct result of an underlying inferiority complex; the subject is suffering from feelings of inferiority and thus compensates those feelings by acting superior.

Superiority complex and confidence

You should not mix superiority complex with confidence; some people have developed a feelings of confidence in a certain field due to their real strength in it. You may feel very confident about public speaking, for example, if you’ve been practicing it for years; it doesn’t mean you feel superior on account of inner inferiority, it just means that you know and are confident that you’re good at it.

The problem with superiority complex

The problem with superiority complex is that although the person is one hundred percent sure he is inferior in some way, he still acts arrogantly. He may refuse to see a doctor for example as he feels superior to the doctor and will thus never get a proper treatment.

Ok, I admit it. What do I do now?

In the Solid Self confidence program i explained that in order to overcome superiority complex, you must first remove the underlying inferiority complex. Cutting off the branch of the tree won’t break the tree down and the branch will grow back; you have to cut off the root, you have to get rid of the root cause.
By treating the cause of inferiority, you’ll get rid of the superiority complex.

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Did that help?

Yes, but is superiority complex similar to Narcissism?

Yes, tell me how to deal with inferiority complex