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How Can You Tell You Have Entitlement Issues

To self-entitled people who expect help every time they have a dysfunction ... remember this always: "The lack of PLANNING on your part does not constitute an EMERGENCY on my part." So don't expect that I will always drop what I am doing just because you needed help.  

I still remember a friend in America whose caring for a son with tuberculosis. The son never told his mom about his diagnosis and he allowed his mother to be exposed to dangerous microbes. Being SELF-ENTITLED was that right for him not to disclose the reason why he was ill? You need the help all right but common sense dictates you need to come clean so your mother can at least don proper PPE (personal protective equipment) before taking care of you.

Indeed self-entitled person expects all the time ... societal rules can be bent ... to fit into what they believe in. For instance, a SELF-ENTITLED person can be very critical about people stealing money from their friends, colleagues, siblings, and parents ... but what do you know ... she is also into the same shenanigans.

They are always vocal about how a family should help each other in times of problems ... but lo and behold ... they are the very reason ... why they are in such a big mess.  They create the situation they are in ... and they blame others for being responsible for it. They never see themselves in the equation ... and they always see themselves as victims.  They have never seen what they are doing are self-inflicted injuries or deliberate self-harm, but they do it anyway ... and blame others for it.

They also don't believe their behaviors are toxic and are considered poison ... which is enough to ruin any relationship.

They still consider their behavior normal ... and they think they are always right. They are clueless as to how people close to them distance themselves and avoid any communication, They console themselves by saying: "It is your loss ... not mine" 

Holy Toledo... I just can't believe they forgot to ask themselves "What is wrong with me ... why do people steer clear of me? Indeed ... staying away from them and hiding in their shells is a welcome treat ... for how can you survive people whose main source of survival is making intrigues, antipathy, and spreading malicious gossip.

They also have a crab mentality. If the last problem they have now is pulling them down big time ... they will find ways and means of bringing you down in the same gutter. Their motto is "Misery loves company" and they take comfort in knowing they are not alone ... because they have managed to pull you in the dump where they belong.

And what kind of help do they need? Any help that concerns himself or his immediate family - that kind of help. Any help coming from them being extended to others ... are few and far between.  They get frustrated when their needs are thwarted ... and it becomes a big deal because these people can resort to name-calling and blackmailing...  and others will resort to rubbing any small help they have given you before. And what is worst is "sila ang nangangailan ng tulong ... sila pa ang may ganang magalit."

Self-ENTITLED people do not believe in "utang na loob." You may help them in their problem but they are not indebted to you. They don't owe you anything ... and gratitude for the service rendered is not in their vocabulary. They don't even say thank you because they believed you are helping them because it is your responsibility. How morbid.

Famous people react to self-entitled people and here are some of what they say:

-Mindy Raling - "ENTITLEMENT is simply a belief that you deserve something.  Which is great. The hard part is, you better make sure ... you deserved it."

-Quote Master - "ENTITLEMENT is not a right.  People are not born with a claim on the property of others. Do you disagree? Tell me how much I earn belongs to you and WHY?

-Marian Wright Edelman - "Don't feel ENTITLED to anything you didn't sweat or struggle for."

-Unknown - Self-ENTITLED people have no boundaries. They feel ENTITLED to say whatever they feel and litter their opinions regardless if they are rude, hurtful, or not true at all.  They will get angry when you defend yourself and blame you for causing drama."

-Dr. Steve Maraboli- A sense of ENTITLEMENT is a cancerous thought process that is void of gratitude and can be deadly to any relationship."

-Steven Aitchison - Successful people have a sense of gratitude.

Unsuccessful people have ENTITLEMENT."

-Onlyanurse.com - "A sense of ENTITLEMENT always guarantee you a seat at the victim's table."

-Robert Evans  - "When somebody shows up with an attitude of ENTITLEMENT ... understand that under it is a boat-load  of anxiety."

-Steven Furtick - "Gratitude begins where my sense of ENTITLEMENT ends."

-Unknown - "ENTITLEMENT is a delusion built on self-centeredness and laziness."