Egoism

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People with AS don't mention publicly that they can be extremely egoistic. I'm thinking mostly about the videos I saw on YouTube. Of course, the public campaign is aimed at soliciting sympathy and egoism is not an appealing trait, but I also think an egoistic person by definition wouldn’t know that about himself or herself. I just read Aspergers in Love and it’s quite sad. I wonder if people have been able to see this in themselves and do anything about it?

I'm delusional about myself in my head. I think I'm the bee's knees. It just causes pain and frustration. Maybe being slow has given me humility I don't know, but it definitely causes frustration. I don't really like the idea of having a huge ego. I'm not sure I agree, I think the idea of seeking approval all the time is pointless. I don't need to tell anyone about most things. What I don't think is pointless is to do something useful. I think NTs are just as capable of being egotists. Aspies are direct and honest. They call a spade a spade. They are self focused. So they get confused with narcissists.

I think it's probably a defense mechanism that develops in response to being a social outcast as a child. I never felt pretty or popular but I knew I was smart. It was the one thing I could feel good about as a child. I see it as more of an over protectiveness about the one aspect of myself that I could hold on to.

I don't think all people with AS are egotistic. I think different people with AS developed different ways of coping with the same issue.

I'm incredibly self-involved. I'm all about me.... the difference being I don't expect anyone else to be. I don't want anyone else to be. I don't think anyone should be. I appreciate approval and I recieve praise time and again. That's cool and all but it's not about them. I hope it never is.

well naturally i think im hot so i lke looking at myself. whats so wrong with that? is that a crime?

I've known for a while that I'm very egotistical, although I don't admit it often, and I can't stand people who are and stick it in your face... I feel like if somebody can do something, I can also do it competitively, and that the stuff I'm interested in is usually better than everything else. I don't try to force it upon others though, I just ignore them and their interests. It's my biggest weakness, I think.

I feel like my whole life I've been ignored and not given credit for anything I've done...

but I realize it and think I'm an as*hole for it, which makes it worse. And I'm a classic "can't stop using 'I' " case too.

It's pretty hard not to be self-centred when you're the only person you can understand.

I'm very egotistical and I don't even mind admitting it! My friends and I actually joke around about this quite a bit.

I'm egotistical about the things I know I'm very good at, but on the whole my self-esteem is lousy.