How to deal with arrogant people

We have all met them, the people who tell you they are 'educating you', they tell you they are 'giving you adivce' and you are stupid if you don't take it. Whatever you say, they will convince themselves they are right, even if people are laughing at them and pitying them.

Found this on how to deal with them, I find ignoring them the best, but it might be of help to others:

How to Deal with Arrogant People

The best way to deal with an arrogant person is to understand why he is being arrogant. This may sound odd, but the truth is, as soon as you know the reason behind his arrogance you will pity him.

Arrogant people think that they are always right, they think that they know the best answers to all life problems and they think that they are better than most of the ordinary people. Arrogance is no more than a shield that covers inner emptiness and sometimes an inferiority complex.

What Causes Arrogance

Arrogance is a defense mechanism used by the subconscious mind in order to prevent further criticism. If someone had a terrible childhood and if he was hurt by others he may develop arrogance in order to prevent further criticism from hurting him, the trick usually works, because if someone criticized him he can simply devalue him and assume that he is worthless.

Arrogant behavior can be a result of feeling neglected. If someone felt that he is not getting all the attention he deserves, he may unconsciously become arrogant just to attract some of the lost attention.

Arrogant people are single minded, they either think that they are superior to others or inferior to them. This arrogant person who is intimidating you feels inferior to someone else because this is how his mind works, this arrogance may be nothing more than a way to cover this feelings of inferiority he experiences when dealing with someone else.


Good luck
http://www.2knowmyself.com/Arrogance_causes/dealing_with_arrogant_people

Disagree

I am arrogant just cause I am ( I figure it's the French Blood )
I know I am not always Right but am passionate and competitive so will fight to the bitter end (if I don't consciously stop myself)

it's not a very good defence mechanism as it get you into more arguments than it solves.. Isn't that Right Brasadis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=R6B9YXhZPrM

Arrongance only is viable if you are right, hence why people get annoyed more so and react.

veya_victaous wrote:Disagree

I am arrogant just cause I am ( I figure it's the French Blood )
I know I am not always Right but am passionate and competitive so will fight to the bitter end (if I don't consciously stop myself)

it's not a very good  defence mechanism as it get you into more arguments than it solves.. Isn't that Right Brasadis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=R6B9YXhZPrM

I don't think you are arrogant Veya, as you say, you are passionate and have opinions that you state very clearly. You never tell people you are trying to 'educate' them etc. You have strong views, nothing wrong with that.

My Dad can be a bit arrogant, we put up with it because he is very old and can't bend in his ways anymore, had a rotten childhood and then was in the Air Force during the war.

However, a tale in our family is of one day when he was being very overbearing and my eldest daughter said 'Grandad, why are you so dogmatic' to which he replied, 'I'm not dogmatic, I'm just right'!!!!! To this day he doesn't know why we laughed about it so much.

risingsun wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:Disagree

I am arrogant just cause I am ( I figure it's the French Blood )
I know I am not always Right but am passionate and competitive so will fight to the bitter end (if I don't consciously stop myself)

it's not a very good  defence mechanism as it get you into more arguments than it solves.. Isn't that Right Brasadis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=R6B9YXhZPrM

I don't think you are arrogant Veya, as you say, you are passionate and have opinions that you state very clearly.  You never tell people you are trying to 'educate' them etc.   You have strong views, nothing wrong with that.

So my subversion works I am and do, but am also smart enough to realise that you have do it without them noticing.
catch more flies with honey
My career includes educating people on 'how to educate people with technology'
I am always trying to educate, part of the reason I excel at my career is that I am passionate about Educating others.... and technology... so Working in Education Technology is Perfect for me.


also raises another point
If you see a fault in yourself and actively try and limit it Does that mean you are not it
I figure I am still, because if I didn't try and be otherwise I would be

Brasidas wrote:Arrongance only is viable if you are right, hence why people get annoyed more so and react.

this is why I see it in all your comments I'm RIGHT

veya_victaous wrote:

Brasidas wrote:Arrongance only is viable if you are right, hence why people get annoyed more so and react.

this is why I see it in all your comments I'm RIGHT

I think intelligence is based around how well you understand and are willing to listen.
You contradict yourself first by saying on one thread to be as you are then in this breath claim to teach people.
You cannot make it up how mixed up your concepts are.
Again you are only bothered by arrogance when the person is right, if they are wrong then it matters not how arrogant they come across because the bigger point is that they are wrong and their arrogance is then self defeating.

I think this thread is a tad arrogant tbh lol
How can you say you're ignoring didge then put up a thread having this little dig at him?

Sorry sassy, just saying it how it is!

I think we are all a bit arrogant at times; I find that's the nature of people on debate forums tbh

veya_victaous wrote:

Brasidas wrote:Arrongance only is viable if you are right, hence why people get annoyed more so and react.

this is why I see it in all your comments I'm RIGHT

Love the quote, how true is that!