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However, they couldn&#8217;t have predicted how many mental health problems would arise due to feeling entitled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how the entitlement epidemic began and why entitlement is so detrimental. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-we-feel-entitled\"><strong>Why We Feel Entitled<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A feeling of entitlement is rampant today because many people have bought into cultural and social media messages about what it takes to be happy \u2014 which actually makes them more miserable and unable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-handle-a-difficult-situation\/\">cope with challenges<\/a> in life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling entitled can take one of two forms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>You believe you\u2019re entitled to feel good all the time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You believe you\u2019re exceptional or different<\/strong>. Rules don\u2019t apply to you, or you deserve special attention or treatment. You can feel different in a self-aggrandizing way \u2014 for instance, I\u2019m always the smartest person in the room. Or you can feel different in a negative way, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/responses-to-trauma\/\">response to trauma<\/a> \u2014 I\u2019ve suffered more than anyone else has and deserve pity, or I\u2019m damaged beyond repair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-entitlement-started\"><strong>How Entitlement Started<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our entitlement epidemic is rooted in a trend that began in the 1960s, when the self-esteem\/exceptionalism philosophy spread through schools, churches and business development seminars. <strong>The focus became feeling good about yourself rather than trying, failing, learning, and accomplishing things<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the sixties, researchers concluded that people who felt good about themselves tended to perform better and caused fewer problems for society. Psychologists and policymakers began promoting self-esteem in the hope it would lead to such things as better academic performance, less crime, greater employment and job performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next decade self-esteem approaches were adopted by teachers, parents, policymakers, and therapists, and were integrated by schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results included such ills as grade inflation and participation awards. Business and motivational speakers taught that everyone could be successful. Church leaders taught that their members were special in God\u2019s eyes and destined for greatness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has led to a lot of entitled behavior and has produced delusional people like a guy that the author of <em>The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck<\/em> calls Jimmy. Jimmy had myriad business ventures, which he bragged about nonstop. But he lacked results to back up his talk. In reality, he was a screw-up \u2014 but he felt good about himself. He discounted anyone who questioned him as being jealous of his success, and those who rejected his business proposals as \u201cmissing out\u201d on a great opportunity. He had great self-confidence \u2014 he believed his own spin \u2014 but he never actually accomplished much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology is another contributor to the entitlement epidemic. While educating and keeping us more connected, it seems to be exacerbating feelings of entitlement. Although we have access to unlimited information, technology makes it easy for us to focus only on information that makes us feel good. <strong>We feel increasingly feel entitled to be protected from anything that makes us uncomfortable.<\/strong> The more freedom we have to voice our opinions, the more some of us want to avoid or eliminate contrary views.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-feeling-entitled-is-a-problem\"><strong>Why Feeling Entitled is a Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Entitlement is a problem because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>It keeps you from growing and learning.<\/strong> We need to experience and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/self\/learn-from-failure\/\">learn from failure<\/a> and challenges if we are to become successful adults. When you feel entitled, you skip this step.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You feel entitled to rewards you didn\u2019t earn.<\/strong> Like Jimmy, you convince yourself you\u2019re doing great things when you\u2019re not. Your unwarranted self-confidence can attract others by rubbing off on them for a while. Ultimately, though, you\u2019re focused on yourself, often to the detriment of others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the extreme, entitled people are self-aggrandizing \u2014 if something good happens to them they believe it\u2019s because they\u2019re great; if something bad happens it\u2019s because they\u2019ve been treated badly (it\u2019s not their fault). They do whatever they feel is necessary to maintain their status, including abusing others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don\u2019t recognize your flaws and therefore can\u2019t improve yourself. You pursue increasing affirmation and escalate your denial, but eventually, your house of cards falls and you face a painful reality that you\u2019re nowhere near where you wanted to be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The real gauge of a person\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-self-esteem-and-why-is-it-important\/\">self-esteem is<\/a> how they feel about their flaws and bad experiences,<\/strong> not how they feel about their positive experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have genuine self-worth as opposed to baseless self-esteem you recognize your flaws (for instance, I\u2019m not good with money), and work to fix them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trauma-may-lead-to-feeling-entitled\"><strong>Trauma May Lead to Feeling Entitled<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another factor that can lead to feeling entitled is having experienced trauma in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It develops this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You experience trauma and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/feeling-helpless-in-life\/\">feel helpless<\/a> to solve your problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You feel there is something wrong with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You feel your problems are unique and therefore you\u2019re different from others. <\/strong>Different rules must apply to you. You feel entitled to special attention or treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The more painful the trauma, the more entitlement you feel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may overcompensate to prove your value and worth, through such things as unhealthy relationships, drinking, sex, and trampling others\u2019 feelings. You may feel entitled to do and say whatever you want, then try to justify your actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This kind of entitlement stems from the belief that you\u2019re terrible and everyone else is great, or that you\u2019re great and everyone else is terrible.<\/strong> Either way, you feel unique and deserving of special treatment. You may alternate between these feelings, up one day and down the next. 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Speakers are banned and professors are reprimanded if they offend anyone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More students are experiencing extreme stress over typical things that happen in college life, such problems with roommates or failing grades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing to realize is that <strong>your problems really aren\u2019t that unique \u2014 millions of others have had traumatic experiences.<\/strong> Accepting this is a necessary step toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/emotional-health-and-well-being\/\">emotional health<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do so many people today feel entitled? Why is feeling entitled such a problem in society? The entitlement epidemic started in the 1960s when psychologists concluded that people who feel entitled produce better work and commit fewer crimes. However, they couldn&#8217;t have predicted how many mental health problems would arise due to feeling entitled. 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