An inferiority complex is such a person's sense of self when he considers himself to be in some way worse than most other people. It is very uncomfortable to live with such feelings: the mood decreases, the state of health worsens, the desire to communicate disappears.
But sometimes people themselves do not understand what is actually hidden under the familiar phrase “inferiority complex”.
In fact, psychologists have identified quite specific signs that make it possible to understand whether a person has this "inferiority complex" or not. Only if they are present can we say that a person is notorious.
Voluntary isolation from society
People who feel inferior try to avoid companies, large gatherings of people, and are reluctant to take part in various kinds of discussions, meetings, and other public events. They avoid speaking in public, being the center of attention, because are afraid to seem ridiculous. It seems to them that others are much more worthy of attention and respect, so they would rather prefer loneliness.
Coarseness
A person suffering from an inferiority complex subconsciously wants to prove his own worth, value, and outwardly this can manifest itself in the desire to "cut the truth-womb" in the eyes of the interlocutor, openly rude and humiliate him.
Removing responsibility from yourself
Such people tend to blame everyone and everything for their failures and failures, but not themselves. If something does not work out, the people around, friends, parents, weather and heavenly bodies are to blame, but not the person who made the mistake himself. In doing so, it is easier for a person to perceive himself as “good” in general, and his actions as “right”.
Finding excuses
If someone from the environment of a person suffering from an inferiority complex copes with a task or problem more successfully than he does, the notorious person looks for reasons not in the personal merits of the winner, but again in external factors: “lucky”, “this is how the circumstances were”.
Avoiding competition
Such a person tries not to get into situations where his abilities and other qualities will begin to be compared with the abilities of others, does not participate in competitions of any kind. He does not seek to prove that he can be better in something, since he himself, deep down, does not believe in the possibility of victory.
Finding flaws
One of the best ways to prove to himself that he is not worse than others, such a person considers the search for flaws in others. Moreover, he considers it necessary to inform people about this, gives advice and instructs, thus rising in his own eyes.
Sensitivity to other people's opinions
Such people react extremely painfully to any statement addressed to them, and even a compliment they are able to perceive in a negative way: it seems to them that they are being bullied. Deep down, they believe that they are not worthy of praise and recognition, even if they really succeed in something. The negative reaction from the environment causes a desire to desperately defend themselves.
Fear of mistakes
People with complexes prefer not to act - after all, without taking any steps it is impossible to make a mistake, and they are extremely afraid of this.
Having realized such a problem as the presence of an inferiority complex, it is better to seek help from a specialist psychologist. It is extremely difficult to solve it on your own, because the inferiority complex often has such long-standing and hidden reasons that it is simply impossible to find them without the help of special methods.
