Excessive Sense Of Entitlement

Anyone who has AN EXCESSIVE SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT believes that the world and the people in it owe them something.

Narcissists feel entitled to special treatment that they do not deserve or have earned, and they expect complete obedience from their children. It is not uncommon that narcissists expect everyone to continue to obey them on their timetable. 

They demand the time, the compliance, the efforts, the energy of the very people they abuse. In some cases, narcissistic parents can pass on this sense of entitlement to the ” golden child,” the children they overvalue and dote on. They may teach these children to believe they are entitled to everything, even though it violates the rights of others.

The children, however, may not develop the same sense of entitlement, and in fact, they may fall on the other side of the spectrum. The entitlement of these children is severely skewed towards self-deprivation. 

Empathic adult children of narcissists lack a sense of deservedness, causing them to believe that they are owed nothing – not even basic decency or respect.

Because they consider themselves special, narcissists expect favorable treatment as their due. They truly believe that whatever they want, they should get. They also expect the people around them to automatically comply with their every wish and whim. That is their only value. Your role is to anticipate and meet their every need, otherwise, you’re useless.

And if you have the nerve to defy their will or “selfishly” ask for something in return, prepare yourself for aggression, outrage, or at the least the cold shoulder.