Spotting Selfishness: 11 Telltale Signs That Someone Lacks Empathy:-Selfishness is a common bad trait. However, there are lucky or warning signs that can help us identify people who prioritise themselves in every situation. A recent online service asked, “What is a telltale sign of someone being selfish?” The top 24 responses were collected.
Spotting Selfishness: 11 Telltale Signs That Someone Lacks Empathy
They Don’t Share, But Happily Take
- They are first in queue but bring nothing to the potluck or only Tupperware containers to take home!
- You may want to avoid them.
- What would you learn if you befriended them?
- Someone may take advantage of your kindness.
Constant Complaining
- My friend complains. Recently, I’ve let her talk with dry responses.
- Only when she asks do I speak.
- The hangouts went silent quickly.
- She no longer feels ‘satisfied’ telling me her life.
- Win! I had a friend who constantly complained.
- I suggested we talk more positively, but she said she didn’t want to.
- No longer friends.
Over-dramatic
- Any harm you do to them is dramatic.
- Why not forget the bad things they do to you? You’re dramatic!
- He screenshotted text arguments and sent me the whole thing with, “Look how bad this person is being to me?”
- I could always tell when he upset them.
- I never told him, or I would have gotten involved in the drama.
Bragging
- It’s usually a sign to avoid someone who constantly brags.
- I’ve met too many of them, and they’ll gladly throw you under the bus when they can.
- These people are never available when needed.
- They won’t even listen to a story without interrupting.
Emotional One-upmanship
- When they think anything that happens to them is the worst and anything that happens to you is unimportant and pointless.
- A friend was sad because her sister’s murder anniversary was approaching.
- Because her boyfriend, who was visiting for the weekend, had gone home, another friend needed support too.
- We both stopped talking to her.
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Spotting Selfishness: 11 Telltale Signs That Someone Lacks Empathy
No Regrets
- Selfish people have no remorse for hurting others.
- When discussing what they did to you, they make you apologise for how you made them feel.
Narcissistic
- Never doubts themselves.
- They can’t take responsibility.
- Not all narcissists are selfish, but all are.
Being Socially Unaware
- They need not directly blame you.
- It may cause aloofness or unawareness.
- They may feel perpetually unaware of their role.
- And then deny any involvement.
- If you point out their mistakes, they may say you’re making them feel bad.
- I lost someone because I didn’t realise my selfishness.
- I was unaware that my inability to stop arguing caused most of what happened.
Selective Memory
- The times they helped others are well remembered, but not the times others helped them.
- Remembering is easier when you can count the times on your fingers.
No Reciprocation
- They’ll gladly accept any favours you do for them, but if you ask them to do something for you once, they get defensive or angry and act like you’re being selfish.
- You’re not a bad person if you want the same from a relationship.
- It’s good for them that they can “give and take.” You can’t expect kindness in return for kindness you give.
- People are taking advantage of you if you’re the only one giving.
Only Talking About Themselves
- A lot of people I know will talk about their day for the whole phone call and then hang up when you start to talk about yours.
- That person will then talk about themselves some more while you’re talking.
- Someone I know does this with a group.
- Talking over someone about the same story over and over again just to stay cool.
- I’m worn out by the time I leave.
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