50 Self-Centered People That Deserved To Be Roasted For Their Tone-Deaf Posts
Interview With ExpertPeople like to stand out from the crowd. Be unique and act differently. And it’s well and fine when you’re a teenager still building your personality and finding what you like and don’t like. But this struggle to not be like others to get attention gets stale really quickly when you’re an adult. You realize that the ‘not like other people’ phase is just that – a phase, and it seems pretty cringy in real life.
The I’m The Main Character community gives a pretty healthy dose of shaming to those guilty of constantly wanting to be the center of attention. It’s a subreddit with over 1.3 million members who like to roast self-absorbed people. I mean, if they were foolish enough to post their main character syndrome behavior, they need to be able to take the ridicule, right?
Bored Panda also reached out to Alexander Danvers, Ph.D., a social psychologist and Director of Treatment Outcomes at Sierra Tucson, who researches emotions and social interactions.
We asked him how professionals would describe 'Main Character Syndrome,' why some people act this way, and whether we all have some of that main character energy in us. After all, we're all the main characters of our lives, aren't we?
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The popularity of the I'm The Main Character subreddit is a testament to how people detest those who publicly act like they're at the center of the world. The community also has one condition for its posts: they have to feature "deliberate attention-seeking behavior, entitlement, or individuals thinking they are more privileged than anyone else."
The subreddit is also against discrimination, harassment, racism, misogyny, bigotry, or personal attacks. Even if the main characters featured on the subreddit are extremely rude, the rules ask members not to harass them on their social media. The same goes for discussions among members: "There is always a real human with emotions behind the screen," the group cites Reddiquette.
Cat Thinks Its The Main Character
They Were Definitely Looking At Them
To learn more about 'Main Character Syndrome' from a psychology professional's perspective, we reached out to Dr. Alex Danvers. Because the term gets thrown around online quite frequently, we were curious to know whether psychologists and mental health experts characterize it as a medical diagnosis.
"'Main Character Syndrome' isn't a medical diagnosis," Danvers tells us. "It's a pop culture term, which means it has a looser definition, and people can use it in different ways. Typically, I see it used to mean that someone sees their life as a story—a TV drama or a romantic comedy—and puts themselves in the starring role."
Invading Someone's Privacy And Insulting Them
Oh dear. oh dear. But I am sure that it is something that a good therapist might be able to help you with :-)
“Not My Order?” I Don’t Know What That Even Means…
Thinks The World Stops For Him Because He Spent Too Much On His Truck
The wonderful thing about my car is it's so scratched up and dinged already, and also small, I would 100% do this.
Dr. Danvers says that such a mindset can change the way a person thinks. Sometimes in big ways, sometimes in small ways. "At the problematic end, it can make the person too focused on themselves, always trying to shift conversations and social situations to center around the drama of their personal story."
"This can cause someone to overlook other people’s thoughts or feelings, treating them as supporting characters. That can feel, to friends, like a lack of empathy or rudeness."
"But it can also lead to behaviors that are pretty common and less problematic," Danvers continues. "Like trying to present yourself as positively as possible or focusing on documenting your life on social media over engaging in the moment."
Who Does This?!
Starring: Yearbook's Photo Editor
Surely This Ain’t Real…
Danvers also notes that people engaging in narcissistic and entitled behavior might be masking other feelings, like feeling insecure or like they're not in control. "If someone is giving big main character energy, there's probably something deeper going on, and there are likely aspects of their life they aren't happy with," the social psychologist explains.
Main Character At Starbucks
What Kind Of Welcome Was He Expecting?
The Pic Really Emphasizes Her Point
The man in the rice field wonders why some creepy woman in her underwear is staring at him.
In recent years, there has been much discussion about how people do not know how to act in public spaces anymore. Concertgoers keep throwing things at celebrities during concerts, and kids are destroying testers and being mean to Sephora employees. Did we forget how to act when we're not at home?
"The pandemic made a lot of people feel more anxious and less connected," Alex Danvers says. Since unhappiness and anxiety in daily life can lead to narcissistic behavior, he agrees that the pandemic and social media play a role in how we conduct ourselves in public spaces.
The Bride Who's Wedding Cake Was A Life Size Version Of Herself Is Pretty Mc Behaviour
If that's all cake - the thought of cutting it up is pretty cringe. At some point you have to cut off her head. Someone with a few drinks in them is going to make a lame joke about "I'll have a piece of that a...ss" and so on. I can't think of a graceful way to cut up a cake that looks like a human being.
Couldn't Be Bothered
It's Like You're Obsessed With Me Or Something
"Depending on the way you use social media, it can be very anxiety-provoking," Danvers observes. "People do a lot of self-comparison there and can find themselves wanting. Becoming the main character of the story of your life is a way of using fantasy to cope with a harsh world."
"Right now, the world feels very uncertain and potentially dangerous to a lot of people," Dr. Danvers invites us to sympathize with the main characters. "There are wars, political instability, concerns about disease, and concerns about harms from climate change. These are real things that produce real anxiety, and in daily life, it often feels like we as individuals can't take action to meaningfully improve things."
Omg I Visibly Cringed
How Rude To Advertise Ice Cream In A Day I Can’t Eat It!
Lol
Take the bus next time, nobody on a bus feels like laughing. (Party bus excluded)
Danvers says that people's self-absorbed behavior can become a way to deal with those problems. "That's when fantasy can come in as a protective measure—you might want to imagine that you're the hero in a scripted story because things always work out for them. What becomes important is the drama and learning the life lesson that the 'episode' was meant to teach."
That said, Dr. Danvers cautions against losing yourself in that kind of fantasy. "Of course, life doesn't come in episodes with conflicts that neatly resolve themselves, and this worldview can mess up people's real relationships with their real friends and family."
Nipsey Hussle, Main Character
I Thought Of You People!
Tour Guide Has The Spotlight😄
This is a hilarious photo. I'd print it and frame it. I doubt he realized the camera would focus on him and not the group. Also, if you have someone take your picture, check the results before you leave.
The term 'Main Character Syndrome' is weird in a way. Because, when you think about it, aren't we all the main characters of our story? "In a general sense, we are the main characters of our lives," Danvers somewhat agrees. "Like a novel written from the first-person perspective, we can only really know our own thoughts and experience our own lives."
The Bus Is Full And Multiple People Asked Her To Make Room And She Refused Because She Doesn’t Feel Safe Sitting Next To Other People
“Hate When People Don’t Recognize Me For How Much I Make”
people can't comprehend getting coffee? cause thats all i see u doing
Bro Thinks He's The CEO Of Gaming
But those with 'Main Character Syndrome' wish to be main characters not just in their lives. "When people are talking about 'Main Character Syndrome,' they're typically talking about something more extreme," Danvers notes. "They think of someone who is acting like social situations should be all about them, and a world where they are important to everyone around them."
Omg So Deep
In A Post About Airport Health Hacks While Traveling With A Baby
Why would you want your bare skin touching the gross airport carpet? 🤮
The Dress The Hair & Make Up Girl Wore To My Friends Beach Wedding
Ooh, I'll dress up as the bouquet, and you can toss me after the ceremony.
"They think about someone who is more focused on crafting their own personal story than on paying attention to what's going on with their friends and communities," Dr. Danvers explains the difference. "This can lead to selfish or entitled behavior, and that is the type of thing that people can learn to—and be expected to—change."
Posted Some Pics Of My Fiancé And Dogs, This Karen Who I Hadn’t Talked To In Over A Year Just Had To Make It About Her. And No I Did Not See Her Post
Entitlement
you should have asked in the first-place idiot, maybe that guy was really nice and you just ruined it. :<
Imagine Being So Entitled That You Make Everyone Drive 20mph Because That's What You Want
On the other hand, Dr. Danvers also says that thinking of yourself as a main character can certainly be empowering. "If you see yourself as important, you might be more willing to take good care of yourself and treat your values as important. That can be a positive change, especially for people who might otherwise feel depressed."
"The key is balancing a healthy confidence in yourself against the need to be aware of how much space you're taking up and making sure you leave room for others in your story."
Signs Are Not For Me
He Is Just Built Different
"Or I escape just in time through a crease and swim up quickly." A perfect example of why schools need to teach critical thinking skills. Water pressure strong enough to crunch a submarine will certainly tenderize his majestic smugness. The Titan submarine was approximately 9000 ft/3000m down, approaching 300 times air pressure at sea level.
She's Two Main Characters
Do You Say Something If You’re Sitting There?
Yes You Went To The Store In A Dress And Everyone Stopped Their Shopping To Stare At You. Right
They glare because you are blocking the aisle and probably preaching to people about your supposed superiority after you left those fake Christian dollars at Denny's as a tip. That smug smile doesn't help much either. P.S. That's one ugly dress.
Not to be unkind but that dress is not particularly fancy. Nothing wrong with wearing it to church, but if I saw a person wearing that in a grocery store I would not think, "Oh my! So fancy! I wonder what they are about". It honestly wouldn't even tick on the radar - just another customer in the aisle. Perhaps people are not 'glaring' at her dress but at the condescending looks she is giving them.
Shopping on a sunday, when the lord clearly stated you should rest? You're going straight to hell, sinner!
Lol thou shalt not shop or act like a smug bu**hole on the sabbath
Load More Replies...Oh honey, please. That's not overdressed. That's not even nicely dressed. People are glaring at you because you're preemptively glaring at them!
I used to work a breakfast place that was popular with the church crowd. They tip like shite. Sharron can't feed her kids with bible quotes. SHE NEEDS MONEY, you asshat.
Every restaurant. Every Sunday morning. The church crowd shows it true colors. It's too ubiquitous to not be telling or a simple one off. Vile customers.
Load More Replies...Place a wings bonnet on her and she could get a job as an extra on "The Handmaid's Tale"
I actually thought she was doing that until I got a good look at her hair and the lack of wings.
Load More Replies...That's what I would think, yes. For about a second and then continue with my groceries...
Load More Replies...They're not looking at the dress, it's basic/ugly. It's the smug judgemental christian supremacism you're projecting like an aura.
They’re glaring because as a grocery store worker I can confidently say that the after church crowd is the rudest bunch of people ever
1. Things that never happened. 2. If they do glare it is because you are standing in the aisle taking pictures.
I once went to buy Tylenol dressed like a civil war person, lady, trust me, no one gives a f**k what you're wearing, they're staring at you since your blocking a whole aisle to take one photo.
Oh, please, I've worn freakin' sequinned jackets and feather boas to pick up some bread, get over your boring self.
Nobody cares what shoppers look like. Unless you go dressed in a Chewbacca or Barney the Dinosaur onesie and then you get compliments. (It should be noted I shop in Aldi, not Waitrose.)
If I saw you in a store or anywhere else, I'd be saying to myself "Keep walking! Don't make eye contact! Play deaf and hope she doesn't know American Sign Language! Or be bold and ask "Have you heard the word of MY fictional character today?
No, they're probably not even actually paying attention to you. If they are, it's likely because you're being a tw@t.
They’re not staring. They’re wondering “Where are the other Handmaids?”
I'm a chrisutian and dessed up, after I get out of my meetings sometimes I will go yo a store but don't act like this entitled woman. And nobody pay attentions to me.
This is how all the Hutterites dress in the store I work at. No one cares.
They are not staring at you over that dress, or plain looks... Maybe because your camera person is blocking the aisle for pics?
Because nobody ever goes shopping right after church. False modesty and lying are sins.
A maroon colored knit empire waist dress is overdressed? I wear these around the house.
THAT's overdressed? She looks like all the other Mennonites I've seen.
You really think you are overdressed??? Whoever told you that....lied
Ha, ha, ha. She's considers that frumpy frock "overdressed". People were staring because they were trying to figure out what century she's from.
If Jesus loves you so much how come he hasn't called you home yet?
Load More Replies...Those shelf tags look like Food City. Sweetie, if that's the Food City in Sevierville, they are glaring because you're underdressed. The hometown of Dolly, do not like a frump.
Yes, that's exactly what happens when you wear your ball gown to Walmart.
There are times when I actually do dress up to go shopping just cuz I don't have an excuse cuz I work at home and I like to wear long gothy dresses and to be honest no one ever glares at me occasionally somebody else say what a nice skirt and I say thank you and that's how life is
I live in a city where there are a few Pentecostal communities up in the mountains, And so a few times a month they come down and do these massive shopping trips. All the women wear the same cut of dress that goes just above the ankles and the little cap and the men we're button-up shirts and black slacks. of course the funniest thing about this isn't that their dressed up It's that when you see them shopping it is always the women who are hauling around great big bags of 25 lb of potatoes or 50 lb bags of rice while the young men and older men are just standing around talking. And it's not a one-time occurrence I have literally seen this at a bulk supply place so many times young teenage girls hauling around 25 pound bags of onions while some man just stands there chatting with another man. It's no big deal it's their choice of life it's just kind of funny to me but here you really wouldn't think anything of someone wearing a long dress.
Have you seen the Walmart shopper pictures? Believe me nobody gives a s__t that you are wearing a dress.
Actually, I'd think, "Ahh it's Sunday, she must have just gotten out of Church Services!" If I was feeling petty, I might say something like, " Lord, she attends one of those HOLY ROLLER Churches where women cannot cut their hair and must wear dresses whenever they're out in public! I wonder if she needs rescuing from a cult?"
I think it's the hideous pearl crown they're staring at. IMHO And why is your cart still empty you've been around the store long enough to see "everyone" is staring?
no one is staring at you, you just need therapy for thinking that other people have no more to do in their lives than to watch you.
I cannot be the only person that would need to look around, and scream in a blind panic that I was somehow in a horror movie
Well, that's what happens when you shop at a nudist colony Pic N Save.
Hey Uber Christian, Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest! Why are you shopping?
Nobody cares, lady. They only care that you're blocking them and/or preaching at them.
honestly, many people are self conscious and can’t help but feeling that everyone is staring at them, so it’s a real feeling.
I think they're glaring cause you look like you just stepped out of the set of the handmaid's tale...
I bet she's a frigid boring woman. The kind that has no conception of what passion is
The Hutterites in Montana, Amish in Pennsylvania, Mennonites everywhere, all dress the same while in Church or outside. Adult Sikh men wear turbans, Jewish men wear yarmulkes. What's the big deal? Mormon missionaries are very recognizable: white shirt with name badge, ties, Black trousers and bike helmet. Theravada monks are very obvious in their bright orange robes and shaved head. What I don't like is the proselytizing and pushiness of these people who tell people that their way is the only way and the rest of you are going to hell. These people are usually very ignorant about other religions. They have crosses hanging around their neck, come knocking at your door trying to "convert" you. If they saw me wearing a Dhamma Wheel would they have any idea what religion I practiced?
But is she allowed to eat ice cream on Wednesdays? Thats the real question here.
In any city of more than 50,000 inhabitants, this knuckle-head’s store prank would go entirely unnoticed because city people don’t CARE what you’re wearing. This describes small town stuff, and seriously, mature city and suburban people don’t CARE in the least what you’re wearing.
Apparently you are the only person in this town to wear a dress on Sunday? If it was a ball gown, ok, but it's just a casual dress. smh....
They're probably wondering why a good Amish woman is buying groceries on a Sunday...
Noone else noticed the pearl looking headband that she has on?... They're probably just wondering why you'd pose for a photo in the soup aisle while blocking it.
Someone could be naked in the grocery store and I wouldn't care as long as they weren't getting in my way! Or trying to get me to believe in Jesus.
Please luvvy, never leave the inside of your church. Jesus will be happy because he apparently loves you and so will others who can do their shopping in peace.
I have a regular who dresses like the Victorian times command less attention than this because it's her normal style.
They are wondering why sasquach is wearing a dress while blocking the condiment aisle.
The Christiphobia in the posts under this photo tells me that the fear and hate for Christians is rampant in society and especially among those who consider themselves open minded and compassionate, the liberal left. The utter and very obvious and open hate for Christians by liberal commenters is only equaled by their anti-antisemitism. Would you write the same thing if she was Islamic and had on a burka and said Allah loves you? If you would then you have at least a shred of integrity in hating all people who have faith equally.
Jerk Tourists In Rosslyn Near Dc. Emergency Stopped Very Long Escalator With People On It During Rush Hour To Take Group Photo, Then Moved To Working Escalator. Needed Transit Worker To Explain Why That Was Wrong
"You Know What To Do Reddit. 🤓"
Mc Wants To Host A Real-Life "The Bachelorette"
Tell me you are a narcissist without telling me you are a narcissist 🏆
This Is Perpetually-Online Behavior If I've Ever Seen One
Just The Worst
Gym Rules Don’t Apply
Well she did wait until nobody else was there. Dumb but not worth angst dum
It’s Almost As If Women Only Spaces Are Made For This Very Reason
This Girl At The Airport Waits Until The Queue Moves All The Way Forward To Move. People Confronted Her And She Said “It’s The Same If I Move Now Or Later”
Person At Airport Unplugs ATM To Charge Their Phone
My Experience At The Taylor Swift Movie
Next time take a squirt gun and pretend you didn't see anything when they turn around.
It's Restricted For A Reason
Gonna Be Funny Watching Them Get Fired
Instagram User Trying To Beg For A Ferrari 😭
She’s Literally The Main Character
Shirtless, Childless Man Grunts And Exercises At A Playground In The Middle Of A Group Of Girls Eating Right After School
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Main characters just need to be told they're not main characters in public so they get the humiliation they need. Preferably from an ooooold lady with a handbag.
Lmao literally thought the poll question was another post because it sounded so cringe
After reading these posts I got the epiphany there's only one me and lots of lots of others. Does it mean suddenly I got the Main Character Syndrome?
You should probably only start to worry if there are more than one of you.
Load More Replies...I may be the main character in my own life, but the dressing room I've been assigned fails to reflect this.
We need more squirt guns. Like gentle ones, not super-soakers. Instagram lady being a brat? Squirt gun to the face to ruin hours of makeup work. Man exercising in your area? Squirt gun to the crotch to make it look like he peed. Nothing heavily violent, just shocking and humiliating enough to give the scene they so desperately want, just not the terms they want.
I was not able to read all entries due to the rage and stress of these entitled wastes of flesh. Their parents should be embarrassed. I would have a hard time not stupid slapping them. I kept thinking, Life has a way of handing out karma. They will all would turtle up and scream for saving if, god forbid, their world literally explodes. This made me so sad for the future.
Pity about the poll, I would have liked to click "society should be more punitive to narcissists"
I don't understand this. Many of these behaviors are rudeness and lack of consideration and respect for others. A main character is merely the focus of the story, the lead. They can be any kind of person. Why would anyone live their life as if they are secondary? Aren't we all the main character of our life? I can't live anyone's else's experiences except in books. And living with society as the sole focus of my life would be unhealthy. So I don't think I understand the expectation we have for others. People should be themselves but strive to be the kindest version of themselves. Kindness and respect benefit the giver and recipient.
There’s a difference between being the protagonist of your own life, or having main character syndrome. People with main character syndrome are 100% convinced they are the most important person alive at all times in any situation, as a protagonist you can be the main focus of your own life, but still recognize that at some points, other people might matter just as much or sometimes even a little more. An easy example: throwing a birthday party for your kid/friend/cat/dog and presenting a cake you know only you like (main character syndrome), vs presenting a cake your kid/friend/cat/dog likes.
Load More Replies...Main characters just need to be told they're not main characters in public so they get the humiliation they need. Preferably from an ooooold lady with a handbag.
Lmao literally thought the poll question was another post because it sounded so cringe
After reading these posts I got the epiphany there's only one me and lots of lots of others. Does it mean suddenly I got the Main Character Syndrome?
You should probably only start to worry if there are more than one of you.
Load More Replies...I may be the main character in my own life, but the dressing room I've been assigned fails to reflect this.
We need more squirt guns. Like gentle ones, not super-soakers. Instagram lady being a brat? Squirt gun to the face to ruin hours of makeup work. Man exercising in your area? Squirt gun to the crotch to make it look like he peed. Nothing heavily violent, just shocking and humiliating enough to give the scene they so desperately want, just not the terms they want.
I was not able to read all entries due to the rage and stress of these entitled wastes of flesh. Their parents should be embarrassed. I would have a hard time not stupid slapping them. I kept thinking, Life has a way of handing out karma. They will all would turtle up and scream for saving if, god forbid, their world literally explodes. This made me so sad for the future.
Pity about the poll, I would have liked to click "society should be more punitive to narcissists"
I don't understand this. Many of these behaviors are rudeness and lack of consideration and respect for others. A main character is merely the focus of the story, the lead. They can be any kind of person. Why would anyone live their life as if they are secondary? Aren't we all the main character of our life? I can't live anyone's else's experiences except in books. And living with society as the sole focus of my life would be unhealthy. So I don't think I understand the expectation we have for others. People should be themselves but strive to be the kindest version of themselves. Kindness and respect benefit the giver and recipient.
There’s a difference between being the protagonist of your own life, or having main character syndrome. People with main character syndrome are 100% convinced they are the most important person alive at all times in any situation, as a protagonist you can be the main focus of your own life, but still recognize that at some points, other people might matter just as much or sometimes even a little more. An easy example: throwing a birthday party for your kid/friend/cat/dog and presenting a cake you know only you like (main character syndrome), vs presenting a cake your kid/friend/cat/dog likes.
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