What's the best way to deal with someone who has a superiority complex, and constantly acts as though they're an all-round better person than you? Who is continuously reminding you, themselves and others that they feel they're in a class above you?

Although there are plenty of people on the forum who do this (one or two in particular, you know who you are) I'm not just speaking in terms of the board - there are people practically everywhere who either enjoy doing this, or allow it to come naturally to them to act like it.

What attitude would you/do you take to these people, and how do you stop it from affecting your daily life and mindset? Opinions please.

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"I'm sorry I stabbed you after you took me to the circus."

i'll be honest, i know i have a superiority complex. i'll admit it. truth of the matter is that there isnt really a way to say "no you arent better than me" or whatever it is that you want to say. no matter how much you tell them [if they really do have one] they arent going to budge.

i was self-confident, which then manifested into a superiority complex.

just my opinion.

maybe i dont have a superiority complex like i think i do otherwise i wouldnt know i do... interesting.

Not really sure you can admit to having a superiority complex guv'nor...people who have one probably don't know they're being such arseholes by doing it.

Besides, confessing to it probably either means that you don't have one, or just compounds the issue into something much worse than thinking you're great.

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"I'm sorry I stabbed you after you took me to the circus."

lol maybe. either way, i still tell people that i am better than them... and they shouldnt feel down about it because im better than most people.

Well, you'll forgive me for calling it a tie between us for the sake of argument.

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"I'm sorry I stabbed you after you took me to the circus."

lol yep. i dont have a problem with other peole saying they are better than me, but in my head i will always be the best!

Well, I'm not sure exactly how I deal with these types of people. I think mostly I just still treat them with kindness. Sometimes if they actually get to me I will just ignore them and do my best to not be angry or hold a grudge.

Mostly I wonder what is the motive of their behavior. I often look more towards underlying causes of behavior instead of the outward behavior that most everyone else notices and critisizes. What can I say, its the dog trainer in me.

I usually find that violence works.

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A lot of people who others think have a superiority complex are confident and proud people. Unless you are extremely biblical, self confidence or pride in one's achievements isn't bad if they have worked to it. It boosts them to go even better. But people who are of a lower 'class' will often find that irksome as they feel inferior and think the other person has a 'superiority complex'. It happens more often in internet as here we can communicate among all classes of people, unlike in real life where social barriers prevent them from doing so. There is nothing to change about this, really, one will have to get used to it.

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Americows: 200 million people from a country known for abnormally large bottoms and an even larger messiah complex.

*shrugs* I think I'm better than a lot of people; not because I think that amazingly highly of myself, but because I think that lowly of other human beings. I suppose that's a superiority complex, but I believe it's true, and my experience tells me it is.

How do I stop it from affecting my daily life and mindset? I just don't. How could it do that? If they want to think they're better than everyone else, it's no skin off my nose.

~Maggot

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People have brought up that they feel they are better than others.

I think in many ways most people have maybe a bit of the same opinon of themselves, but I don't think I am better. But I do recognize in many areas I'm very mature for my age with a good head on my shoulders. But taht doesnt' make me better.. that just means I suffered a hell of a lot and had my childhood ripped away from me. I am more intelligent than some people, more hardworking(due to a perfection obsession I have, not exactly a good thing), and more willing to forgive and show kindness.. but I don't know how that would make me better. It may make me more mature with an advanced outlook on life compared to others my age, but that just means we are on two different paths, one no better than the other.

Personally I think its a good thing to strive for perfection, it keeps us neat and organised, not to mention makes us better. It is very difficult to handle people who are cluttered, mentally or otherwise.

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Americows: 200 million people from a country known for abnormally large bottoms and an even larger messiah complex.

this is what i do:
STFU!!!! GTFOOOO!!!!! b3c i w1ll pw3n j00!! sn1p3d!!!! 455wh0l3!!!!!

just kidding, i dont really care, if they want to be stuck up fags they can. If im good at something i help other people with it instead of telling them about it. And if some one wants to be a really big faggot about it, ill prove it to them.. but i dont really show off..

i dont know maybe i do have one???

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Ah yes, but mine is/was the by product of a disgusting and horrible thing done to me as a child and a father that never protected me.. I strived for an unrealistic level of perfection (because of the thought, "If I'm good enough, I will be worth loving") and experienced depression and self hatred when I could not reach it.