I thought I'd start a new thread on this, rather than derailing someone else's thread.
Like I said, I don't like the way this article was like "guess what? You are egocentric!" as I feel that's quite insensitive to say to a person who hates themselves.
Definition of egocentric: thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centred.
"egocentric loners with an overinflated sense of self-worth"
I also thought it meant people who want to be noticed, not people who don't want to be, like me.
Doesn't really sound very flattering to be called this when you don't fit the definition. My "spotlight effect" comes more from bad experiences I've had with strangers in the past, and also from autism sites where I've repeatedly been told that having ASD means people are staring and laughing at you in public due to maybe a microscopic difference in your body language no matter what you do.
Like I said, I don't like the way this article was like "guess what? You are egocentric!" as I feel that's quite insensitive to say to a person who hates themselves.
Definition of egocentric: thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centred.
"egocentric loners with an overinflated sense of self-worth"
I also thought it meant people who want to be noticed, not people who don't want to be, like me.
Doesn't really sound very flattering to be called this when you don't fit the definition. My "spotlight effect" comes more from bad experiences I've had with strangers in the past, and also from autism sites where I've repeatedly been told that having ASD means people are staring and laughing at you in public due to maybe a microscopic difference in your body language no matter what you do.