People claim to know everything ... why?

Some people claim to know everything, they are encyclopedias in marital relations, parenting and even professional life .. They are simply people "who know everything and are better than anyone else", so why are they?

With the help of clinical psychologist Samuel Duke, author of "The New Discomfort in Civilization," author Ophelie Ostermann, in an article for the French newspaper "Le Figaro", sheds light on this type of person to show what's behind it.

Narcissism and fragility
The author says that Dr. Samuel Duke, who analyzes excessive contemporary individuality, holds that those who "pretend to know everything" have the property of narcissism. Although their confident rhetoric suggests solidity, it actually conceals a dangerous fragility, fueled by suspicion and anxiety.

Doc explained that "these people leave no room for their interlocutors, because their lack of knowledge reveals their lack of knowledge, and accepting that means asserting that the person is weak and incomplete, and that he is not strong enough, and this is unbearable for them."

He adds that when these people complete what is lacking in your knowledge, they are trying to complete their emptiness, “They are looking into the eyes of the interlocutors to regain their self-confidence” because the only thing they know is that they do not know.

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Doc notes that it is not surprising that the origin of this phenomenon is due to their suffering from a deficiency during their childhood, "as if they have lost the encouragement that gives them a common personality, and they have not found their parents' view that constitutes their vision of themselves."

He believes that transforming social ties to the virtual domain strengthens this type of behavior, because "coordination on networks takes place across the screen, so that our image becomes a way to assert ourselves and thought becomes less important and more fragile."

Consequently, this culture of admiration harms the recognition of the other so that there is no room for discussion, so that all people are strong against the other.

Risk areas
The clinical psychologist warns that these characters can show the language of control in any subject, but that some areas are more appropriate for them, such as marital relationships and parenting issues, because whenever the relationship is intimate, "those who know everything" feel that the path is open to them , Especially since "all these areas have no specific rule".

In addition to the fact that it is horrific, this behavior can distort or eliminate relationships, so how do you react when a "person of absolute knowledge" is a friend?

Doc says it is useless to enter into a discussion with him, and it is better to start a clear and reassuring speech, and "it is important that you acknowledge the impotence in front of him because he is unable to do so."

We can say to him, for example, “I heard your words, but in my personal experience, this is how I felt things, and I might be wrong.” You can also ask him to "leave room for you to think", and it is best to seek advice.