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30 People Share The Worst Cases Of “Main Character Syndrome” That They’ve Encountered
If we're being honest with ourselves, it's totally normal to feel like the hero of your own story sometimes. Especially after navigating the slim chances and fortunate twists of fate during the pandemic, and with superhero narratives woven into our daily entertainment more than ever before, it's only fitting to occasionally embrace that Truman Show-like sensation of being the main protagonist. However, not until the point where this notion begins to consume us.
Continuing on the #maincharacter trend that took the internet by the storm in 2021, one user asked the Ask Reddit community, "What is the worst case of 'main character syndrome' you've ever encountered?" Ranging from self-absorbed local celebrities to narcissists who treat others like NPCs from a video game, there's a lot of fascinating answers to pick from.
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#1
At my brother's wedding, his MIL showed up in a floor-length ball gown covered head to toe with sequins and with a band of giant bling around the waist. To a simple 20-person backyard wedding where the bride wore a simple knee-length sheath dress. She was also drunk and spent the whole day showing off her new boob job. They were C's, but she'd gone up from AA and was proudly brandishing them at everyone, including elderly relatives and kids, commenting that the bride would look so much better if she got hers done.
I bided my time until she came up to me and dramatically sighed about how sore her boobs were and said, "Oh good for you! When I got mine reduced, the doctor told me not to go down under a D. I wish I'd had the courage to get them reduced as small as yours." She cried in the bathroom for 2 hours, and my SIL hugged me so hard I got bruises.
Melissa Hammond 2 years ago
That was a scorching burn! That woman went up in flames, and kept on burning, like a Homecoming Bonfire, soakd in diesel. At night, I can see it from here. Lovely.
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
Well, anyone who wants a boob job, I got plenty I'm happy to share.
KombatBunni 2 years ago
Yeah! I want to be around people like her more often :)
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Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
Oh, lady, that was great! I would be thrilled to be down to a C. And a friend of my, only an A, could have had her pick of any man. Breasts don't equal sexy.
the_harbinger_of_dooms/t/h 2 years ago
you are a beautiful human being, thank you for being awesome :D
Carole Strawn 2 years ago
I can never think of the perfect come back until three hours later when I'm falling asleep in bed. Good quick response from you.
In an era dominated by social media and self-expression, a peculiar phenomenon has emerged, capturing the attention of psychologists and sociologists alike. Dubbed "Main Character Syndrome," this cultural phenomenon and a lovechild of TikTok and self-isolation requirements, sheds light on the growing prevalence of narcissistic tendencies among individuals who exhibit an overwhelming desire for attention, validation, and the belief that they are the focal point of their own narrative. In simple terms, people who perceive themselves as the main protagonist of the movie that represents their everyday lives.
The emergence of the main character syndrome, meanwhile, has been attributed to the increasing influence of social media. According to psychologist Dr. Michael G. Wetter, main character syndrome is an “inevitable consequence of the natural human desire to be recognized and validated merging with the rapidly evolving technology that allows for immediate and widespread self-promotion.”
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#2
I was in Japan back in April. We climbed up to a viewing point to see Mt Fuji. A “famous” American Tik Toker and her “ entourage” started physically pushing people out of the way so that they didn’t ruin her shot. And then she yelled “i need an Asian in the shot to make it authentic”. So they grabbed an old man and got him to take photos with her.
It was gross and disgusting
Take me to dinner first 2 years ago
That's the moment when you accidentally knock her phone out of the Mt Fuji
Monday 2 years ago
Then she'll just borrow one from her "entourage"....best vomit all over her clothes so she can't pose for more pictures! "Oh I'm so very sorry! It must be altitude sickness!"
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Lady Perkele 2 years ago
That's when me as a tour guide in Fuji and kawaguchiko pushes the American inside Mt Fuji for another 500 years without exploding
Hiram's Friend 2 years ago
I just don't understand Tik Tokkers or "influencers", Maybe I'm just too old, but the whole thing makes me queasy .
robin aldrich 2 years ago
These kind of Instagram ...model.... recordings ....I don't know what you call them are ruining a lot of beautiful sites.
jdtimid123 2 years ago
They're lucky it didn't turn into an actual fight shoving people like that
"Digital communication platforms make it easier for people to fall into the trap of main character syndrome. The anonymity afforded by digital communication allows people to reinvent themselves, or, in extreme and potentially dangerous cases, to present entirely false versions of themselves, much more easily," Phil Reed, a professor of psychology at Swansea University, explained in her blog.
And she's absolutely right. If not for the alter egos, it's unlikely that we would have celebrities like Dr Disrespect, one of the most popular streamers living today, or Andy Kaufman, the legendary late-night comedian known for his stunts and uncanny personas. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that these characters can swiftly veer into self-obsession and perplexity, which may strain relationships with those closest to the individuals affected by main character syndrome.
#3
I was a shiftmanager at Starbucks, and an elderly woman had a heart attack in the middle of the store. I had to call emergency services and provide first aid. While doing that a barista came to me to ask if she could get another position to work at. Because she was bored of standing at the counter. This was while I was giving cpr to the woman on the floor. Then she got mad that I ignored her.
Solidhog 2 years ago
I keep saying this. It's not the "meme" generation. It is the "me me" generation.
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Take me to dinner first 2 years ago
LMAO I don't even know what to say, this is not main character syndrome, this is how to get fired 101
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago (edited)
Queen yesterday, royal pain in the a$$ today. Obviously reincarnation does work!
Sue User 2 years ago
I once had a customer step over another customer who had fainted and demand to be served.
Jennifer Germain 2 years ago
had a colleague perpetually ask me questions (work related) while I was having an asthma attack. Left my inhaler on my counter at home. Idiot
squid eric Haney 4 months ago
If a certain percentage of people are sociopaths, you are sadly bound to run into at least one.
#4
In general, check insta, tiktok, and snap.
In terms of my real life? My mum. Holy s**t... To hear her tell it, an overweight 77 year old woman is the most desirable partner in the world. Every damn man she finds even marginally attractive and has spoken to her has been "after her for years", and if they're dating someone else then "that b***h is a real piece of work, let me tell you". She has basically told me that world leaders are watching her because she is very important, and "I just don't know".
I can't barely spend time with her at this point, because it's got so much worse as she's aged... Thankfully she has dogs that she loves so I just get her talking about them.
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Sounds like Narcissistic Personality Disorder, or and out and out delusional state.
Sue User 2 years ago
Yeah. Demetia will take a small exageration and make it full blown reality.
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FatLipsMcCool 2 years ago
I'm so sorry for you and her. It sounds like she is very unwell. Mine was very similar.
According to Dr. Kristy Lee Parkin, a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology who specializes in narcissism, taking a temporary detour from real life can be a way to cope with life's hardships - which explains why the phenomenon was born in the midst of the pandemic. "Taken to extremes, main character syndrome can also become a method of dissociating from painful life experiences. They literally see their life as a story or a movie (think 'plot twist!' explanations) and that’s how they cope," Parkin explained to Bored Panda in an email.
#5
About a year ago. Trying to board a flight and a couple held us up so that Main Character could get a series of photos in a series of poses standing at the top of the boarding stairs like some 1960s JetSet starlet in St Tropez.
This was not First Class transcontinental glamour flight, this was a 4 hour Budget Ryanair flight from the Canaries to the UK.
After being forced into the plane by the cabin staff who kept standing in the shot trying to get the plan boarded (Ryanair do not mess around with their fast turnaround) and also by angry people trying to squeeze past boyfriend/cameraman and getting in the shot. She then proceeded to stand in the aisle during taxi for take off just after the safety brief to get more photos. After threats of returning to the terminal and being put off the flight she sat down.
Nothing says a classy instagram model like the Ryanair colour scheme.
Will Cable 2 years ago
Shame they couldn't have confiscated the camera and wiped all the photos. Maybe the cabin crew could have made an announcement when they landed that the "ego has landed"
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
Except, sometimes egos like those never land, they stay up in their clouds ;)
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Lotekguy 2 years ago
Some deserve to be on the receiving end of a sadism rehab plan.
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ShellsBells 2 years ago
You can't reiterate something you only said once, while trying to incorrectly use the word reiterate. That's how you reiterate your stance on using reiterate correctly.
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My sister. She’s two years younger than me. She’s done many Main Character Syndrome-driven things, but one particular highlight was when she announced that she had brain cancer. At my high school graduation. (Spoiler alert- she did not have and has never had any type of cancer, and our aunt had died from brain cancer two years ago. That upset quite a few relatives)
Take me to dinner first 2 years ago
I can see why, I'm not spiteful but I don't think I'd talk to her again in a long while, specially if my relative had just died from the same thing
Lemme get the lemons 2 years ago
I know, like what the hell who would do that but especially if there aunt died from it recently!
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Sammie 19 2 years ago
In London, 200 miles from where I lived, and ask them to go and help her. Every single time by the time the police got there she was back inside and saying I overreacted and she didn't want to press charges against him. After 6 times I told her I wasn't going to call the police anymore because I was being threatened with being arrested for making fake reports. All because she was jealous that I got to do things first
Shannon Donnelly 2 years ago
You have the patience of a saint. I would have given up calling the police after the second time she refused to press charges. I'm sure you were worried about your nephew, but people who suffer from the types of personality disorders that your sister does rarely if ever change unless something truly, radically life-changing makes them want to change.
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My sister was like this. She was also 2 years younger than me. When I told her on the phone that I was 8 weeks pregnant she announced she was 5 months pregnant (spoiler she wasn't). She was training to be a nurse at one of the best hospitals in the UK so I knew that she, if she had been in her right mind, wouldn't have gotten pregnant and lose all that so I just said congratulations. This was way before cell phones and I used a public phone to call her. 4 months later I called her to ask if she had had a boy or girl only for her to say that she wasn't pregnant when she first told me but that she was now 3 months pregnant. She told me that she was jealous and fed up that I always got to do everything first because I was older. So she gets pregnant, drops out of nursing training and moved in with a guy who was violent towards her. Several times she called me and was frantic saying he had kicked her out of the apartment and their son was still inside and each time I had to call the police
tabithapaquette98 2 years ago
@Sammie 19, it sounds like it time to go NC or LC with your sister.
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Majungasaurus 2 years ago
My twin is like this. Claimed a former stepdad had SA’d her (he did not), claims she has a million health issues that she’s never been diagnosed with, throws terrifying tantrums when she doesn’t get her way (like full on screaming IM SO STUPID IM WORTHLESS I DONT DESERVE ANYTHING NICE until you give her what she wants.) I finally just blocked her last week. I tried to tell her some positive news about my career - she’s a barista which is cool IMO - and she just started shrieking about how I’m always “trying to one-up her and show off.” You know what? I’m done. It’s been such a peaceful week ☺️ ☕️
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
OMG - my middle sister! She is quite frankly bat sh*t f*cking crazy. Not only a narcissist, but a compulsive/pathological liar AND thief. I went NC with her about 25 years ago. 10 years ago she claims she needs a kidney & wants me to get tested since we have the same blood type. Nah. Most family members were totally on my side, but some were like "What if she dies?". People die all the f*cking time & it's not my problem. Guess what? A year later and "It's MIRACLE!" - she no longer has kidney problems. Yeah, never thought you did, you crazy b*tch.
It's no surprise, then, that main character syndrome is "an offshoot of narcissism," something that most of us microdose with the help of social media. "Everyone has narcissistic traits. The major factor is if one can make choices that also benefit other people and not just oneself," Parkin argued. It's natural to occasionally experience moments of envy or desire to be in the limelight. But when these behaviors permeate daily life and intentionally cause harm to others, it transcends being a mere negative trait and becomes a full-fledged personality disorder.
#7
My MIL and SIL who cried and HOWLED during our wedding ceremony acting like it was a funeral
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I cried at my sister's wedding, but at least I did it silently. D:
GrowingThruConcrete 2 years ago
They lucky the Alaskan Bush People didn't get called in outta the woods by their hollerin
#8
My irritating asf sister She can't be at anything even her own kids celebrations without attention seeking, being loud and annoying. Must have all eyes on her at all times. Exhausting
On the other hand, there are instances, especially during our developmental years, when the main character syndrome is considered normal, Parkin said. "It could also be a sign of normal growth and maturation, such as we see in preschoolers or toddlers or teens/tweens." Also, for those who are making their first steps into the uncharted territory of adulthood or a new industry, it can be a great way to deal with the highs and lows of the journey. "For example, higher self-esteem and self-worth can guide you into having better boundaries or the confidence to be and feel respected," she explained.
#9
My dad, all day long. He wasn't evil, but he was always right, every time. And he knew everything. Never mind anyone's education or lived experience of a situation, he knew all about it. Every time. He tolerated no criticism, especially from my brother or me, nor did he respect boundaries. He was our father and that trumped everything.
Pinak 2 years ago
My parents are similar, but with doctors. They often are in the room for all my appointments and are constantly talking about what they think I have and why the professionals would be wrong, simply because they once knew someone who had something they thought I had
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GhostlySnail (she/her) 2 years ago (edited)
Same. Mine showed me around my own neighborhood yesterday like I had never been there before. He just always has to be explaining something to someone, and when someone explains something to him he just waits until they are done talking so he can talk.
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Pie 2 years ago
My FIL put up a flag pole in our driveway without asking when he stayed for three days. And flew political flags. Without asking.
Tim Nicebutdim 2 years ago
I'm on holiday with my mother at the moment and exactly this. Tried to do something nice, hired a villa and all she's done is criticise, pick holes and say she could have done it better. On Friday night, I complimented the salad at dinner and got scoffed at, so I stood up, said "I'm not doing this any more" and walked off. I realised the reason I'm so negative is because I've had her doing it my entire life, constantly criticising everyone and everything. The reason my sister is married to a bully and won't stand up for herself is likely also due to it but again, it allows my mother to criticise her especially to her children which is fecked up. So I've only spoken to her a few times since, I can't explain it to her as she'll just call me a liar and make a massive melodrama of it. I'm prepared to talk to her but not to put up with her criticising everything. This is going to take a while to reach a middle ground as I need to work on my negativity too. I can't believe it's taken me so l
tabithapaquette98 2 years ago
I can't stand people like that! So annoying. No one knows everything!
#10
A former coworker had her disabled dad quit his really recently found new job that he truly enjoyed (he had a really hard time found one du to his handicap) because he couldn't miss a day of work for her birthday. She was 23 at the time, going 24.
She got mad when he explained to her that he couldn't miss a day so soon after being hired.
The man is in his late 50 with really heavy arms handicap. And he miraculously found a gardener job in his hometown (no drive car needed)
She didn't care about anything he said and cut short to the discussion: if he wasn't going to take a day off for her birthday, she didn't want to talk to him anymore.
The poor guy quit. He loves this ungrateful brat so much, it's painful to watch... really
And when he did, she wasn't even grateful, she clearly thought it was the bare, decent, minimum from his part
Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
More kids need to be told NO or in her case more adult childre need to be told NO
Id row 2 years ago
He created that monster. That's what you get when you don't raise your kids to have any discipline, kindness and respect. He should have told her to gtfo and not come back until she got an attitude adjustment.
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
It's almost child abuse to raise a child so self-centered. He's definitely not doing what's in her best interest by quitting.
Load More Replies... tabithapaquette98 2 years ago
Spoiled f***ing brat! He definitely should not have quit his job for her! Ridiculous.
Shannon Donnelly 2 years ago
I hate to dump some of the blame at the dad's feet, because clearly he's suffering here, but the fact that he was willing to quit this awesome job for such a ridiculous reason means he's part of the reason this monster turned out the way she did. Sounds like this brat has never been given a boundary she couldn't push out of her way. How many parents do you know would quit their jobs because their child demanded that mom/dad take their birthday off to spend it with them, and if they couldn't get the day off, mom/dad should simply quit?? I can't think of one. I know my parents would have laughed in my face, and rightly so.
Jenn Smith 2 years ago
Poor Dad. I have a selfish 13 year old like this. Lost my good job today, due to her brattiness.
Sami-Jo Ross 2 years ago
Welcome to the real world, kiddo. You don't get a day off just because it's your birthday and you can't expect anyone else to stop their lives for your birthday either.
"Clinical narcissism is a formal diagnosis when an individual exhibits five of the nine hallmarks of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (or NPD)," Parkin explained, noting that the main character syndrome can be a big indicator of NPD. These traits encompass an inflated ego, a constant need for admiration and attention, a lack of empathy, envy towards others while considering oneself as enviable, manipulative behaviors towards people and relationships, and an excessive preoccupation with power, physical attractiveness, and achievement. According to the newest data, approximately 0.5% of the United States population, or 1 in 200 people, mostly men, has NPD.
#11
A mother at school demanded that the break for the whole school should be postponed because her daughter is not hungry yet at the set time
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
I think the mother was suggesting that her daughter was always hungry at 11, and not 10 (for instance), and so _everyone_ should wait to be hungry at 11 and not 10.
Load More Replies... kissmychakram 2 years ago
I knew someone who felt that way. Except her daughter ate lunch at 11:30 and she wanted all the other kids to eat early. Genuinely couldn't see that she was being a d**k.
Fernando Álvarez 2 years ago
That kind of parents are becoming the norm. Believe me. Former teacher here.
#12
One of my exes thought he was the main character of some cringy Garden State-type movie and that I was supposed to be his manic pixie dream girl. I'll never forget one of the arguments we had in which he was frustrated with me for not being more ~*~*quirky*~*~. He said, "You're supposed to take me by the hand and show me the world!" which sounds like a bad joke, but trust me when I say he was being serious.
Monday 2 years ago
Maybe she's scared of heights....would reading on an oddly shaped rock suffice?
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Sinnsyk Jakte 2 years ago
What the actual duck? That's abusive. 'Why aren't you what I want you to be?!' Aggressively leave him.
Still, Dr. Parkin highlights the importance of understanding the difference between narcissism and being self-centered (which arguably is on the rise). "Narcissism is a catchall term but it is much deeper and dangerous than being self-centered. Narcissism can ruin lives and destroy relationships," she told. "Main character syndrome, while not as extreme, is a trait of narcissism and can still cause damage by alienating friends and family."
#13
I worked with a woman Betty who was pregnant. Another coworker Tracy was pregnant at the same time and had a miscarriage. When Tracy was out recovering maybe a day after it happened, Betty found out she was having twins. Although Betty and Tracy weren’t really friends, Betty announced that she needed to be the one to tell Tracy her news and it needed to be done NOW. Betty called Tracy and it was just nauseating.
Betty also liked to tell everyone she tricked her husband into getting pregnant. They are divorced now.
Lotekguy 2 years ago
He may not feel so lucky when writing child support checks to a narcissist, knowing how little benefit the twins will receive from them.
Load More Replies... Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
My friends "tracy and betty" both pregnant at same time, tracy had miscarrage after ivf 3 times and betty sent her scan pics and nursery pics the next day, we no longer speak to betty
Sonja 2 years ago
Betty is one of those people who make everything into a competition. And woe betide anyone who they feel are 'winning' or taking away what they perceive to be their rightfully earned spotlight. Then the competition is on and when they perceive they're 'winning' again they have to rub it in. They're the type who can't just have anything and be happy about it, they have to rub it in and glee to people who don't have it. They're also ridiculously envious and resentful. They'll rather destroy something than letting others have it.
Dread Pirate Roberts 2 years ago
I've known people like this since elementary school. Sadly, a lot of them never grow out of that behavior.
Load More Replies... Sami-Jo Ross 2 years ago
I guarantee she was rubbing it in Tracy's face "I'm carrying your dead baby".
Emma Kohn 2 years ago
Me thinking she was going to give Tracy the other baby ...then remembering that is isn't a wholesome article
Dread Pirate Roberts 2 years ago (edited)
I feel bad for the kids she's carrying too. Betty will probably be a nightmare of a mother with 2 more lives to ruin...
#14
I was downtown Vancouver, just walking a long smoking after a night out and across the street from us we saw two guys being loud as s**t and another group of about 7 guys just walking down the street towards them. The two drunk guys walk through the other group of dudes and bump into them.
The two guys instantly demand apologies, “ do know who I am? Bro I train MMA, I’ll knock your a*s out”
The bigger group is trying to avoid conflict but these two dudes are just being giga chads. One of the two dudes throws a punch (looks like it’s the first punch he’s ever thrown in his life), the other guy slips the punch and lays him out on his a*s. The second drunk guy goes into hero mode or something and also launches into an attack and gets his a*s kicked. The bigger group didn’t even go all out they just knocked each guy out and walked away
These two guys apparently thought they were tough s**t and got quick lessons handed to them. One of the best things I’ve ever seen in my life.
Tobias Reaper 2 years ago
that annoys me people who watch boxing or MMA think they are bloody Bruce Lee or Mohamed Ali when in reality the only punch they could throw is the liquid kind
Red_panda 2 years ago
That is the best insult I have heard in a long time.
Load More Replies... Spittnimage 2 years ago (edited)
Not unusual when guys are drunk. They all think they're Rocky.
Max Fox 2 years ago
Even people who actually train are often helpless in a real fighting situation. IRL, the fight doesn't start when the bell rings, in real life you don't have padding or gloves, and a skull is a LOT harder than your knuckles are. Finally, IRL, people don't follow any rule but "hit and avoid being hit". A knee in the groin or an elbow in the face is quick, a lot more painful to the recipient, and ridiculously easy to land when a person is in a "Come At Me Bro" position.
BossyHossy1 1 year ago
I had a patient, late teens/male/black belt in karate, got his butt kicked (concussion, bruised ribs, and several broken fingers) and spent the night in our ICU. His "posse" show up and he's bragging about how bad the other guy looks. The other guy's parents drag them to hospital to apologize and she doesn't have a mark on her. It's been almost 30 years so maybe he got over it by now.
View and Like Counter 2 years ago (edited)
If a bar or pub is hosting an mma pay per view and you are over 6 feet tall....stay away. Every single guy with a Tapout shirt will try and fight you. It would be funny if it weren't so pathetic
#15
Local celebrities are pretty bad. Their spouses and families are even worse. The only time I’ve heard “Do you know who I am?” in the wild was when the wife of the local weatherman was arguing with a clerk at the grocery store.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Given that the weatherman is the only one of that couple with a visible public presence, she is obviously deluded into thinking anyone would even recognize her, let alone care who she is
Craig Boddys 2 years ago
Someone said this to me at work a few yesrs ago. Apparently "are you the one the police are looking for that was flashing their bits outside the nursery?" wasn't the answer they wanted. They put in a complaint to head office that they weren't treated differently because of their "status" (theyre quite well known in the uk, but in their old home town theyre not well liked). Head office replied that "if you had been treated differently, you would have cause for complaint. All our customers are treated the same". That just pissed them off even more and a month ir so afterwards i saw them again at work, and they were slagging me off to another staff member, so i barred them from all of my companies premises in the uk for verbally abusing a staff member. Every time i see them on tv, all i think is "c.u.n.t."
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 2 years ago (edited)
I remember once that Daniel Craig was filming SPECTRE at my city. First scene appears with a woman, a local celebrity. She literally has less than 40 seconds of screen and not a single line of dialogue, and yet she *insisted* the crowd was there to meet her, and even tweeted about it.
Lotekguy 2 years ago
"Do you know who I am?" is rarely, if ever, uttered by a decent human being.
Historyharlot93 2 years ago
Most awesome reply I’ve ever heard was “weren’t you that porn star from the ‘80s?”
Load More Replies... Majungasaurus 2 years ago (edited)
Coolest weatherman I ever met was Mark Madryga (from Global BC - 🇨🇦). I didn’t even recognize him until a coworker pointed him out. He was so chill and humble, he got embarrassed when I was excited to say hello. Very friendly, kind man. IIRC he was drinking either a Belgian Moon (Blue Moon in US) or a Shock Top and watching a hockey tournament :) (I worked in a bar in a hockey arena at the time, because 🇨🇦 lol)
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Hey, we have a local celebrity and he's great. He comes in, dirty from working on one of his antique cars, and tells us how annoying social media is.🤣
Stannous Flouride 2 years ago
"No. Do you? Should I call someone to help you find out?" is a response I read somewhere (maybe on BP) and I've longed to use ever since.
#16
Me from age 0 to 16/17.
Im convinced to have gained conscience just after that. Some s**t was justified but man i must have been exhausting to be around.
Solidhog 2 years ago
One annoying trait was they never told the whole story.
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Spannidandoolar 2 years ago
Honestly I think most kids are like that, it's just part of growing up and developing as a person, they are their own main character and part of becoming an adult is shedding that belief.
Blackstone 2 years ago
Part of that is just being a kid or teen though. It takes time and maturity to develop an awareness of others.
CarpeDentum 2 years ago
I think main character syndrom is an essential part of teenage life. Mostly because of how teenage brains are wired and how much development happens during those years. Everyone probably had at least a year with MCS, no matter if they realised it or not.
OneHappyPuppy 2 years ago
Omg I have a cousin who was just like this! It's like a light switch flipped on when he turned 18
#17
My soon-to-be ex-husband asking me how to flirt and date.
He doesn't move out until the 30th, *he wants the divorce*, and refuses to work on the relationship. He announced he was leaving only weeks ago, and is trying to get me to talk about dating experience with him while we cohabitate. He's already semi-stalking one poor woman who just changed her workplace and vocation suddenly (he used to show up at the bar she managed, now she left for a controlled childcare environment where he can't show up).
We have been together for ten years. What a POS. It's taking all my willpower not to Samwise Gamgee him with a frying pan
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
TEN YEARS. And HE was the one to initiate divorce? This looks strange
Ron Baza 2 years ago
Meet someone. They’re nice! Marry them. They’re maybe not as nice as you thought. Get pregnant. Try to make it worse. Eventually, call it off. There’s your 10 years.
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Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
Sounds like he is going to be sad single and lonely when he moves out and the ex.wife to be has a great attatude and will do great 👍
Lotekguy 2 years ago
Too bad people like him can't be tattooed with a toxicity symbol before re-entering the dating pool. Would be a valuable time saver.
Shannon Donnelly 2 years ago
Sounds like this guy is so toxic he sets off women's radars pretty quickly at this point if a woman up and changed jobs already just to avoid him.
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#18
Not a specific instance, but working in college admissions, I deal with a worrying number of students who basically speak like they're trying to be edgy anime protagonists. And I mean general tone of voice, vocabulary, the whole "smirk while pushing their glasses up" thing, etc.
Like... it's not a lot of them. But it's more than you would expect.
Monday 2 years ago
I knew a guy like this in uni, did the whole glasses thing any time he thought people were looking. He stopped after the class "pretty girl" suggested he should look into contacts if his glasses were slipping off so often. Funnily enough he did end up wearing contacts a few times, then got mad that nobody noticed he wasn't wearing his glasses anymore.
DC 2 years ago (edited)
I've suffered a few of these when I was a student. At that time, I was a lot more antisocial than today, so I was an outside watcher to a lot of groups. The edgy-anime-dudes were among the worst ... the rightwing-fratboys were the absolute worst. Ended up at a party at one of their mansions in my first week, got somewhat drunk, and a few outdrank and outdrunkened me, and when the older, more included ones got severely drunk - which they seemed to aim for in a way of excessiveness I haven't seen before or since - they started singing Horst Wessel's Song, some kind of inofficial anthem of the national socialist german workers' party and musically just equally worthless, so I left in the hope that I'd be identified as a side character with enough naivism in it to believe them when they said they weren't "that kind of fraternity!". They were. I hope none of them ever gets to have a reason to consider themselves a main character, for reasons I hope I won't have enough sidecharacter lines to have to explain to anybody. They had a framed portrait of the Führer, not like in the entrance hall, but in a room behind the main ... partying room, orgy room, whatever they claimed it was, it was along those lines (but those orgies didn't include many girls - the only two I saw there left with me and everyone who was sober enough to walk and not a member of that crapclub.
J 2 years ago (edited)
What fraternity and College? This isnt normal and I really dont buy this without that info. Because if this is going on, then it, like any hostile group on a campus, lNazi, ANTIFA, JBGC etc, they need to be outed.
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Magpie 2 years ago
Aren't they supposed to be adults at that stage of their life? Anime characters? Wtf.
J 2 years ago
Having worked and taught on College Campuses, a traditional College kid isn't anywhere near being an adult. They are 60-90 days out of high school and College serves to extend Adolescences and delay emerging into the world and accepting responsibilities. A non traditionally student, the returning adult, Veteran, Accelerated Professional Tracks, those are the adults day one. .
Load More Replies... Sonja 2 years ago
This is very judgemental. At college admission they are still usually so young and just trying to find their identity. But because their attempts go in a different direction than the others (naturally, we're all trying different approaches) and it's more obvious, they get judged despite doing no harm.
#19
Pick any of the people who started fights when I moonlit as a bouncer. Nothing says main character delusion like thinking you’re not going to get hurt fighting two dudes who have 60lbs on you.
I give up on society 2 years ago
Seen so many bouncer get bounce. Just because your bigger does not equate to being meaner. Just means you look right for job.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
It's a bit of a cliche, but the big bouncer is there to look intimidating. The little bouncer is the one who can fight.
Load More Replies... Stannous Flouride 2 years ago
I worked as a part-time bouncer at a San Francisco punk rock club in the 70s where most of the trouble came from guys who'd come in from the suburbs to prove how tough they were by roughing up 50kg/110lb art students. At about 186 cm/6'2" and 90kg/190lbs I was the smallest of the club's three bouncers. We settled most problems by psyching out the trouble makers before anything got started but also, through months of working together, we'd become very coordinated in working as a unit so that when things got out of hand we always had an advantage.
#20
My ex thought he came up with the idea for pop-up ads when he was 15 and was still telling people this at 33…
That was just one of the multiple things that convinced me that he was a narcissist with the biggest main character syndrome….
He also thought that women’s vaginas were permanently affected by any penis it came in contact with it, thought that men shouldn’t do housework because “the appliances are made specifically made for women” and I could probably write a book about him. I was so blind lol
gotham-panda 2 years ago (edited)
From what I've read, the guy who invented pop-up ads seriously regrets it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2014/08/15/the-man-who-invented-pop-up-ads-says-im-sorry/
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Syrah 2 years ago
“the appliances are made specifically made for women” If that were true they'd all have a wine holder on them.🤣
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
If I had come up with the idea of pop up ads, I certainly wouldn't want other people to know
Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago (edited)
I bet any woman's vagina is permanently effected by his penis in that they never want to go near it again.
tw 72 2 years ago
No kidding - more red flags than a Russian parade! 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
"women's vaginas permanently affected by any penis". Yeah, watch a woman's cervix expand to 10 cm's when giving birth and then try to tell me how "big" your d*ck is. FYI - you are SO not hurting us.
DetongLhamo 2 years ago
What a POS idiot. It’s not good enough in the 21st century to hold such ignorant misogynistic opinions.
#21
It was weird when the Salt Bae guy inserted himself into the World Cup celebration immediately after the game.
Monday 2 years ago
Wait wait...I thought this guy was just a meme. Is he actually famous for something?
Take me to dinner first 2 years ago
Poor (rich) guy is still trying to take something out of the 15 minutes of fame
Shark Lady 2 years ago
If those who go out to his restaurants, purely to be seen eating steak covered in gold leaf, chose somewhere else to eat then Salt Bae would hopefully fall back into obscurity.
Tim Nicebutdim 2 years ago
In fairness the whole World Cup was pretty cringe worthy and made FIFA look like the money grabbing crooks they are.
Shannon Donnelly 2 years ago
The only horrible thing about Salt Bae pulling this was it made you forget how cringe the rest of the World Cup and FIFA were, because there's no denying Salt Bae was the ultimate cringe moment of the entire World Cup. It reduced every other cringe moment of the World Cup to just "meh".
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Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
I thought this was photoshopped, had no idea this really happened :o
Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
Alas, no, it's very real: https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/video/salt-bae-kisses-world-cup-trophy-and-grabs-lionel-messi
Load More Replies... Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
He looks like hes trying to sprinkle some of his gold leaf on the world cup 🙈
#22
My parents. They genuinely don't understand that other people are equal peers and that their children/grandchildren are separate, independent beings, and not accessory extensions.
Em 2 years ago
Sounds a lot like mine. My dad is, in fact, incredibly intelligent, but it's led him to an "us versus them" mentality where the "them" (ie everyone else on the planet) are basically subhuman idiots. My mother goes along with it (and is a shrieking harpy, ready to go off at any moment with little to no provocation, but I've long thought that's the result of being married to a sociopath for several decades). I was simultaneously raised to believe that I was better than Literally Everyone (except them, of course), and also that I was utterly worthless. Deeply weird mentality to try to get out of.
PlatinumTheCat 2 years ago
Anyone who thinks that they are smarter than everyone else or thinks that they know everything is an idiot themselves
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LocalLizard3 2 years ago
Sounds like my mom, to this day she doesn't understand that I'm not just little (Dead name) that she can dress up in dresses and make me act anyway she wants. Many people in my family acted the same way while I was growing up and I now thankfully have no reason to contact any of them. My dad was a saint for putting up with her during my childhood and then letting me rant about her over lunch.
#23
An acquaintance of the family. She had a birth defect in her legs that made walking somewhat difficult. Not impossible at all. Just not something she could do a lot of.
She had the ability to walk and climb stairs. I've seen her do both. She was awkward at it, but she could do it.
I mention this because, apparently, at a niece's graduation she decided that her niece needed to help her to her seat. As in the niece was supposed to leave the ceremony part way through, come down off the stage in her robes, and escort this woman to her seat before going back.
Well, as you might imagine, the school didn't seem willing to accommodate this. So other family members offered to help her. But, as it wasn't the attention grabbing stunt she wanted, she decided that the best way to punish her family was to seat herself. By flopping down in the floor and moaning and groaning as she crawled on all fours. As I understand it, her family was running along beside her and trying to help her up but she ignored them. Just did a belly crawl up the stairs and made a big show of it.
Beeps 2 years ago
Why does graduation always seem to bring out the worst in some family members? Both my partner and I (we didn’t know each other back then) had massive fallouts with our parents after our graduation, because our mothers somehow thought that the day should revolve around them. Mine in particular was really pissed off, because I wasn’t with her for most of the day (as I had official talks to attend, going to dress-check, etc) and because I was seated with all the other graduates and not in the audience with her. WTF?
Sue User 2 years ago (edited)
I petitioned my school to walk early because my mother had cancer. When I told her, she said that she already had plans to attend a bar b que that weekend.Edit: realised this post sounds like a one-up to beeps. It was not intended that way. Just trying to show that other people have had crappy parents and you are ( sadly) not alone.
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 2 years ago
Oh heck no. I worked hard to make my legs functional-ish. I learned in primary school I could either play for sympathy and not do anything challenging, or I could be me and not give up on life. I feel like this lady took the easy but worst choice here. I would go out of my way to avoid this problem even if the night was about me! Pity from others is a sucky feeling, not a way to get attention. I feel for this niece: I would hesitate having auntie at any more big days (wedding etc) without making sure she is accommodated to her satisfaction but also the nieces (I say this so the Aunt isn't excluded but also has no ammo to throw in niece's face about not being catered to etc)
smugdruggler 2 years ago
Yeah, I've sometimes wondered why someone would want to be pitied. I think sometimes it's just an extension of a passive - aggressive personality.
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Miriam L 2 years ago
Aren't you supposed to sit down before the graduation starts? I was at one just last week and the only people who walked down the aisle after the ceremony began were the graduates (and late arrivers who were meant to come in quietly. Not to run across the aisle mid-procession.) Did this graduation seat the graduates before the guests arrive, or was she planning on coming late to need to be escorted in the first place? Shm
Shannon Donnelly 2 years ago
Sounds like she has yet to grow out of those toddler years. SMH
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#24
At my wedding, one of our invites brought her roommate as her plus 1. They decided to pre party and she got s**t faced drunk and started yelling how she wanted the day to be about her. She was escorted out.
Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
My ex aunt who is about 3 times bigger than me asked if she could have my wedding dress after the wedding and dye it black and wear it for halloween 🙈 lucky im not insecure about my size 14 body
Double the trouble 2 years ago
OMG I would have walked to her a slapped the the c**p out of her and said get a life, boyfriend, some respect and walked back to the alter
#25
The husband of a friend of my told her he didn't really care for interacting with their two twin boys, and would just wait for them to grow older and would be able to talk about his pretty specific interests.
They're no longer together.
Nay Wilson 2 years ago
This reminds me of a story I read where a man refuses to interact with his two young daughters because ‘he’s got nothing in common with them’. Is being their parent not enough for some people?
Esist Nosrep 2 years ago (edited)
Reminds me of my ex, who was going to interact with child when older. Many years have past, never did 😂 also he has some kinda royalty blood somewhere and is more special and smarter than other people in his opinion just to name a few...
tabithapaquette98 2 years ago
I would hope not! You don't get to have children then decide you want nothing to do with them! Good for her for leaving his foolish a**!
Shannon Donnelly 2 years ago
This thought didn't occur to him BEFORE they had kids??? Or he just didn't think to mention it to his wife until she had given birth to them??? WTF?!?!
wowbagger 2 years ago
My mom always said children didn't become interesting till they were at least 10 years old.
Peter 2 years ago
That might be true. But whether they become interesting or irritating depends on how you interact with them up to that point too.
Load More Replies... Adrian Perlman 2 years ago
you'd be surprised (or not) at the number of men who are pretty clear about not being interested in their children while they're infants/small. they absolutely think caring for the child while it is very young (and therefore requires the most work/constant attention) is woman's work, and that swooping in to shape their little personalities--once they have one--is HIS job.
DetongLhamo 2 years ago
My mother had that attitude with me and my sons. She was quite open about it.
#26
Some guy took the microphone during the school talent show and said,"No one is here for this s**t. They're all here for me."
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Hopefully because everyone was armed with rotten tomatoes and were just waiting for him to take the stage
Cydney Golden 2 years ago
I bet he was the kid in elementary school when on the stage never did what the other kids were doing, and his parents thought it adorable.
Shannon Donnelly 2 years ago
Ah, the hubris that only a Seriously insecure high school boy can summon... lol
April Pickett 2 years ago
Lord, get him counseling. He's a mass shooter or a serial killer on the rise
#27
This woman I know actually refers to some people as NPCs. Obviously she doesn't believe it literally, but she does treat people accordingly. She has also referred to some of her behaviors as "hot girl s**t".
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
To anyone not familiar with gaming, like me, NPC is a Non-Player Character, "any character in a game that is not controlled by a player."
TheBlinkingDuck 2 years ago
I appreciate the definitions for old peeps like me!
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Landithy 2 years ago
If people are going to call me an NPC, I'm going to start giving them quests. Probably s****y fetch quests. Run around town and bring me ten lawn flamingos.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 2 years ago
Nah, that's too easy. Give them a timed escort quest where NPCs walks super slow and don't fight back monsters, but will keep walking to and reach next monster spawn point while you kill previous batch of monsters.
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 2 years ago
No I think it's that she is the faeces of a hot girl. No amount of polishing can help. A fan would help dissipate the aroma tho!
Load More Replies... DJR 2 years ago (edited)
She might be on to something with the NPC bit. How else do you explain people in high-end sports cars driving below the speed limit in the passing lane? Or people who aren't poor or illiterate being proud of the fact that they don't read books? Or people who think all members of their political party are saints? Or enjoy music from their phone's speaker?
Majungasaurus 2 years ago
No lie, when I’m laying on the couch covered in snack crumbs watching a movie in my hole-y underwear with my gut out and someone asks me what I’m up to…..I definitely just say “hot girl s**t” hahaha
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Monday 2 years ago
Oh if life were a game I would absolutely be a boring a*s NPC that gives you a side quest to pick some apples that are 5 steps away from me, only to reward you with a health potion that heals you for less than a single apple.
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
"Non-player character". It refers to the other characters in video games that aren't controlled by the player, usually townsfolk and stuff like that.
Load More Replies... #28
Just one example of her… my mother has said, more than once, “If I had been born in medieval times I’d have been royalty.” She has said it so seriously. She meant it. I think this was around the time she was watching The Tudors.
It doesn’t even make sense!! As if monarchies don’t exist anymore.
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Have fun being married off to your cousin who's twice your age in order to secure a trade agreement with France, lady.
Take me to dinner first 2 years ago (edited)
She wants nothing to do with Harry and that trupe, she is talking about french monarchy and s**t, she wants templars, she wants guillotines, she wants the betrayals and the strategic weddings
Terran 2 years ago
More about 80-90%, but yeah, we all would have enjoyed the peasants life.
Load More Replies... Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
Queen yesterday, royal pain in the a$$ today - definite proof that reincarnation works.
Pyla 2 years ago
Well TUDORS ARE EARLY MODERNS. Aside from that, everyone thinks they are the lost scions from great houses.
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
THANK YOU. Seriously, if you're gonna mope about not being born in Medieval England, at *least* get the dynasty right: Plantagenet. XD
Load More Replies... Sonja 2 years ago
Well bout would you be? What's your family history? Many noble lines have gotten lost by marrying into the population when the class system mostly dissolved. I myself have 'royal' ancestry. But that doesn't mean anything today and has no real meaning. Still it's true that I'd be a baroness if I'd been born during a time where stuff like this mattered. And it's nothing special either. I bet many people could trace their ancestry back to nobility if they go far enough
- 2 years ago
Our family remains unsullied by the presence of an aristocrat, a doctor, or a lawyer. However, I do having bragging rights to a relative who picked up used tea leaves, dyed them green and sold them to restaurants.
Load More Replies... Lene 2 years ago
I have said to my bf after I had our 3rd kid that if I'd been royalty in the Medieval ages I'd be such a good queen because each time we seriously tried to get pregnant it was a succes the first time. Lol. But other than that I doubt I would survive living in those times at all. Everything seems to have been so heavy and physically demanding and I'm more the couch potato-type 🤷♀️
Adrian Perlman 2 years ago
my mom claims she "could have been oprah" because they were both born in the same year and are both southern black women. only, my mom isn't a journalist or an actor or anything like that. she just was always mad that oprah was "rich" (that's how she thought of it, that oprah had somehow stolen her money from her) and she wasn't
DC 2 years ago
If I had known what I know today, I'd be rich af by betting. Medieval, don't need that far, a week is more than enough for this to work. And then, I'd buy your Mum, just to medieve her - meaning, having her do household chores with the means of medieval ages ... cat is hissing at the mailman? Burn him at the stake, she's up to him being up to something. Just drop the dead body off the world, away it is, falling straight into hell below us. I know, people kinda knew that the world isn't flat, but ... sake of story ... and then, medieve here even more by ... I'll find something that sucks, needs done and was a lot more difficult and/or exhausting then than it is now...
#29
I was at MSP and I was waiting in line to get a pizza. Dude walks up asking about a pizza place on a different terminal and which terminal it’s in. They tell him and he’s trying to play it all cool that he was sorry he wasn’t going to eat at this one pizza spot.
So the guy walks away, and maybe 10 seconds later comes back and says, “you know what? I’m gonna hook you guys up” and then he pulls out his phone and goes on TikTok or whatever and starts recording himself and how this pizza place he wasn’t going to eat at was dope. Recording all of these workers. Then he walks away.
Then after he walks away, the worker just says, “what an a*****e” and I was laughing super hard cause that was such a douchebag thing to do
Craig Boddys 2 years ago
Id have reported him as a suspected terrorist filming the security set up in the terminal, then laughed my head off when he was taken away by security (no doubt shouting "dont you know who i am?" while the security are saying "thats what were gonna find out, after the cavity search".
Tiramisu 2 years ago
MSP is the code for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Load More Replies... Blue Chambers 2 years ago
I'm sure the hourly workers at an airport pizza place were real worried about getting the name out.
#30
I was briefly friends with a woman who could do no wrong. She was the victim 24/7 and everyone was out to get her. She saw other people as means to an end and would say whatever she wanted about them, accuse them of horrible s**t, “repeat” things they supposedly said about you to your face (she made it up or heavily exaggerated every time), and just in general use people.
She told me within the first two weeks of us knowing each other that she was telling everyone we were best friends. When she moved away, she forgot I existed.
LocalLizard3 2 years ago
I had a friend like this from kindergarten till 3rd grade, after that I tried to stay away from her but I didn't actually get to stop being friends with her until 5th grade when I put my foot down. Our moms were friends and always believed her over me, It was pretty funny that the majority of kids that were in the same grade as us agreed that she was annoying, especially the ones stuck with her during middle school since we were the "gifted" students and had all core classes with her. By the time she was in 8th grade she had like one person being nice to her in the grade, take that Susan
Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
This is my sister and for family sake i choose to let her off with most of her s#it to keep the peace
Throttle 13 2 years ago
Is her name Nikole, because my ex-friend is exactly like this. Narcissistic, entitled, but always the victim. Ruined every friendship in our circle, sponging up what she could, then becoming vicious with gossip and personal lies when boundaries got set. Her own lawyer stopped taking and returning her calls because he got sick of her s**t. She insisted on suing everyone who had dared offend her, but she wouldn't pay his retainers.
#31
My father won’t let my mother eat pizza on her own birthday because he doesn’t like it, won’t even let her eat it while he eats something else, she’s just not allowed to have it period.
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
A grown woman isn't allowed to eat pizza? Why does she allow this?
Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
Thats a crazy control freak, my husband hates fish and the smell of it but still cleans out the air fryer after ive cooked fish in it and still kisses me after eating fish
#32
My ex-wife. I could write a damn novel about her. Some highlights:
Dropping out of college repeatedly. Then claiming to be educated in psychology because she watches YouTube. Her major was geology.
Thinking businesses should be proud to serve her.
Claiming to be a filmmaker. She made a costume for 1 very bad horror movie. But she was an industry insider because she once dated a director.
Claims she "saved" Ryan Seacrest's career because she once insulted him in a bar.
Throwing a tantrum at any wedding/graduation/ birthday. Including her own. Side note. Our birthdays were days apart. I didn't get to celebrate mine until I divorced her.
This is getting long but one more. Her favorite saying. "Put me in charge of the world, I'll fix some s**t." Don't you dare ask her to elaborate.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
If she wants to be the one to fix all the world's problems, she has to get in the queue behind You Know Who
Miles Mawyer 2 years ago (edited)
That is totally not true. *I* saved Ryan Seacrest's career, by insulting him in a bar. (I'm not saying he was AT the bar at the time, but I did insult him)
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
I wonder how people like this get married. I can only guess it's the aura they project - like "Wow! This person can do anything and knows everything! I'm so impressed!" when really they're too blinded by their own sparkle to see beyond their noses. No wonder they think they could rule the world - their world has a radius of two metres at most..
Elio 2 years ago
I think they appear normal at first and end up luring people into a false sense of security.
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#33
Maybe it's not fair to include my sister-in-law because she has a number of medical and psychological issues. But... * She got mad at the ER staff for not taking her first, because she's sick * She expects my wife (her sister) and me to research how to manage her latest disease * She can't do said research because she's too busy (watching cat videos on YouTube) * After any social event we (wife and I) attend, she asks what people said about her * She threw us out of her house (because we were upsetting her) and got mad that we didn't take the trash out * She recently said that next time, we'll have to visit her when it's convenient for her, even if it's inconvenient for us
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago (edited)
I'm not sure how much of a psychological issue being an a$$hole is, but as long as she's not working on it, I wouldn't want to inconvenience her with my presence.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
When I worked at a grocery store in the vitamins/supplements section, I had a few regulars who expected ME to research their illnesses/diseases and their spouse's/family members' illnesses and figure out what supplements/herbs were best to treat said illnesses. Bro, I'm a minimum-wage employee, I am NOT going to research your wife's GERD.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
I have "a number of medical and psychological issues". I don't ever, ever use them as an excuse to be an åsshole.
Jon Steensen 2 years ago
"She expects my wife (her sister) and me to research how to manage her latest disease". It kind of depends on which kind of disease we are talking about. If it is a matter of what type of medication she needs to take, or what precations she should take (e.g. wash a wound, avoid the sun etc.) then yes, she could and should do that herself. However, if it is something mental, like depression, ADHD, etc. having people around you educate themselves on how to interact with you in the best way can be a major benefit for everybody. So many misunderstandings where people end up harming somebody while trying to help occurs due to a lack of willingness for people to educate themselves on what having a mental disorder can imply, and if you have not been there yourself, imagining what it e.g. is like to be depressed can be really hard, as it can be kind of a wierd beast to battle. That can result in question like "why can't you just be happy like I am?" or advice like "you should smile more".
#34
My ex-boyfriend definitely had main character syndrome. He always came up with grandiose stories to try to make himself look more important than he actually was. Example: He liked to tell people that he only ever tried cocaine once, and it was because Lady Gaga offered it to him in a bathroom at some event he was working at. Sure, Jan.
Harley 2 years ago
Has anyone here actually met Lady Gaga? Minus the cocaine she apparently offers random people, I hear she is an absolute sweetheart to hang out with.
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
Oh, I ran out of nostrils for all the cocaine she was offering me! It was always on bone china Hello Kitty saucers. Or the occasional green jade incense stick holders. She also introduced me to Cleopatra. The woman, not the group.
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#35
Was college roommates with this girl who only had a wall of selfies as her photo wall. Would be very self-absorbed and would constantly pretend she didn’t know how to do things if she didn’t want to do a task, even something as simple as opening a window. Would constantly comment on how pretty she was and how girls must be jealous because of her beauty, to a weird point. We went on a two week trip a few years after college and that’s really where things took a turn for the worst. I did the majority of the driving and she refused to even let me listen to the music I wanted because she thought her music was better. Played a car game just based on facts about her when we were driving. Refused to take any photos of me unless I explicitly asked to, even after I took photos of her, and any photos together was the ultimate no-no because god forbid anyone steal her limelight. She admitted she would just blank when approached with a task she didn’t want to do and expected others to do them for her, but if I spoke to her like she was a child because she would also throw temper tantrums like one, she got upset. Was just constantly in her own world and thought her s**t didn’t stink and that everyone was really jealous of her while she didn’t care to ask about my life, my interests, or my feelings for the majority of the trip. Also, had no problems doing goofy things like speaking in a British accent at a fancy dinner but got annoyed when I did it and told me to stop. Because obviously speaking is a main character trait, not an NPC one
Craig Boddys 2 years ago
Id love to slap the arrogance out of people like that. (I dont condone violence by the way, just cos id like to do it, doesnt mean i ever would)
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
I wouldn't have gone on any kind of trip with her if already knowing what a narcissist she was.
Belladonna.dreams 2 years ago
Maybe I'm just twisted but she sounds like the kinda person to make a game out of pissing off for the entertainment value
#36
An old friend had a severe case of Munchausen’s Syndrome. She was insufferable and would go on and on at lengths about her life-threatening illnesses, always making sure that everyone knew she was dying. Anytime someone would try to start a conversation with her present, she would find a way to re-direct it back to herself. We could be talking about sandwiches and she would be like, “well… speaking of sandwiches, I had the worst sandwich while I was in the ICU yesterday…” Speaking of hospitals, she would go from hospital to hospital seeking as many diagnoses as she could. She would go into a rage anytime she was told that she was perfectly healthy - which was 98% of the time, claiming all doctors are useless and uneducated, and even putting them on blast on her dog’s instagram account, which is an account about her illnesses, not her dogs. The saddest point, and the moment I saw her for who she truly was, was when her own sister was in the ICU with Covid. She went into a jealous rage, blaming her sister for “faking it” and throwing actual tantrums with tears about why everyone cared about her sister instead of her. And when she doesn’t receive the attention she hopes for, she would injure herself and induce specific symptoms purposefully. She spends fortunes on scammy doctors in the Chronic Lyme community that she’s now a proud advocate of, all while her husband foots the bills since she quit her career and claimed disability status. Oh. And Chronic Lyme does not actually exist, by the way (not to be confused with Lyme, which is very much treatable). Before I ended that friendship, I had counted 16 chronic illnesses that she told me she was “suffering” from and had a gofundme up where she was collecting money from vulnerable and unsuspecting friends who hadn’t yet realized the truth. But from what I saw firsthand, she was suffering from nothing but toxic entitlement and a desperate need for attention.
Alexandra Davis 2 years ago
These are the folk that make the lives of people like me who are genuinely chronically ill much harder. Getting disability benefits is harder as they assume everyone is lying and you have to jump through hoops to show you aren't, finding doctors who believe you is impossibly hard at times and it's exhausting.
Talitha Jansen 2 years ago
Lyme disease is a real thing, and when left untreated for too long, can cause problems for years. It's called Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
Rachknits 2 years ago
Chronic Lyme disease IS very definitely a thing, and is not treatable. https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/lyme-disease/chronic-lyme-disease/
Monday 2 years ago
Yeah it's hotly debating in the medical world though. I remember watching a documentary on it a few years ago. Seems some doctors think it's real and want to treat it, but others (and more importantly insurance companies) don't believe it's real and essentially accuses these people (who are very clearly suffering) of making it up for attention.
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Hate people like this they take up the appointments of people who really need it. Let's hope she never has kids.
Majungasaurus 2 years ago (edited)
My sister is like this. According to her, she has ADHD and bipolar, IBS, digestive issues, a sensory processing disorder and a personality disorder (never diagnosed by a doctor, unless you count Dr Google). She fractured a bone in her foot once and now has a bunch of hip and back problems because of it (that miraculously disappear anytime something fun is happening because she doesn’t want to miss out.) She was apparently terribly abused as a child, which is weird because I was actually the one who ran away from home due to not getting along with my parents. She got along with them just fine. If my parents knew the lies she told about them, they’d be really hurt. I’ve had to tell her to stfu a few times. She’s the biggest victim I’ve ever met, she truly thinks everyone is out to get her and she’s just a poor little girl alone in the world. It’s exhausting. Like do you not have anything else more interesting to be? Is this your whole personality or what?
#37
A friend of mine had his sister completely lose her s**t at him for saying he doesn't plan on having kids. Why did she freak out? Because she'd just had a baby. And in the 34 years they've been siblings, she never once asked her brother if he planned on procreating, until she was worried about whether her only child would have cousins. But she was certain his decision MUST have been made right then when meeting his niece, and therefore he MUST hate his niece. He's never wanted kids, it's pretty common knowledge in our friend group, but his sister just never thought to ask until she stood to benefit.
Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
I got giving out to by a friend for only having one kid, myself and husband are selfish only having 1, This woman has 4 kids for 4 different dads and they are all in foster care 🤯
Elio 2 years ago
It's interesting/sad that people who have an only child get a bunch of sh!t for it, just like people like me who decided zero kids. And it's hilarious/sad that a lot of the "you're selfish" people make terrible parents.
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#38
I guess not the worst case, but it's the most recent one that sticks out in my head. Wife and I had a late flight from LAX to ATL. Finally got in, exhausted, and had to go to baggage claim. Everyone is standing there, tired AF, waiting for their bag, when one guy just starts hooting and hollering about how he "snatched his bag right up off of there!". Like, dude was so proud that he....picked up his bag? He just kept yelling at the top of his lungs that he got his bag, while standing there holding it for all to see. Not a single person paid him any attention, but that didn't stop him from parading around for a solid 2 minutes before finally walking out of the door.
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
Not that weird, dude probably ate edibles right before boarding, when he realized he couldn't take them on the plane. It takes awhile for edibles to kick in, so after about four or five hours... well, the plane might have landed, but he was still at cruising altitude. XD
#39
My ex-step family as a whole. They live their lives as a narrative and everyone else is a player in their lives. My dad was their bank account (weird cause we were totally middle class and no where near rich anything), step mom was the matriarch and if you didn't live to her high standards well then youre just not worth her spit. The step sisters, fully college bound, don't want to lift a finger to help anyone cause they don't want to take the risk of distraction from their individual life plans in the medical field. Fully supported by their mother of course. Me, the POS that they compared themselves to any time they wanted to feel good about themselves cause I'm just a weird guy that listens to weird music with no potential or direction in his life. Yeah I have a successful military career, about to be promoted, have a loving wife with 2 sons and about to buy our first house with no current debt to our names. And my weird music was metal, still am a huge metalhead
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago
Your actions will drown out their "All Talk, No Shock" chit-chat. Keep up the awesomeness, OP. Your ex-step family will soon be drowning in the sea of their empty words soon enough.
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
I suddenly find myself hoping that OP's "military career" is in the navy...
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In my bar fly days, I used to know this other regular named Mitchell. Mitchell was one of those guys who thought every female bartender or waitress wanted him. This dude was pushing 50, dorky as hell and severely balding but the 22 year old bartender definitely wanted him because she'd entertain his long winded rambling for ten seconds longer than anyone else. He was also one of those people desperate to prove how much smarter he was than everyone else. Eventually, one of the older female bartenders absolutely laid into him about this behavior and he vanished. I learned that he started going to some other bar nearby. I'm sure he continues to believe he's god's gift to women. Self confidence is great. Extreme self delusion, not so much.
Nay Wilson 2 years ago
I agree with you on that. I admire confidence (if you’re good at something say that you’re good at it) but I loathe arrogance, people who think they’re the best at everything. No one can be good at everything
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
If the bars there are anything like they are here, the staff at his new haunt have already heard ALL about him. Bar staff in any given area tend to hang out together, if only because their schedules are so insane.
#41
My a*****e neighbor. He lives in a world in which the never-ending noise he makes is perfectly fine, but the tiniest squeak out of someone else is grounds for a violent temper-tantrum. If the sun is up, he has to be making noise. 8:00 AM - Mow the grass. 9:00 AM - Get out the LOUD leaf blower to blow even the tiniest particle of grass off the sidewalks and driveway. 10:00 AM - Get out the pressure washer to wash the sidewalks, driveway, siding on his house, his boat, his cars, the dog, whatever he can find. 11:00 AM - Break for lunch, but play talk radio in his garage at maximum volume while he eats. 12:00 PM - Fiddle with the engine on his motorcycle, revving it every 30 seconds to make sure it "sounds right." 1:00 PM - Get into a screaming match with his wife on the front lawn. 2:00 PM - Fiddle with the motorcycle again. 3:00 PM - Get out the table saw and randomly cut a pile of lumber that he will never build anything with. 4:00 PM - Get out the chainsaw to cut up wood for his fire pit. 5:00 PM - Dinner time...with loud talk radio blasting in the background. 6:00 PM - Pressure wash the sidewalks...again. 7:00 PM - Get out the weed eater (trimmer) and mercilessly destroy even the slightest hint of a blade of grass that is too tall. 8:00 PM - Guess what? Leaf blower time again! 9:00 PM - Last shouting match with the wife, with talk radio playing, until the sun goes down. 9:05 PM - Go apeshit on a neighbor (me) for coming home and parking my car too loudly after dark. (Yes, this is a real thing he yelled at me for.)
Craig Boddys 2 years ago
Record all the noise he makes in the day, and play it back very loud at night so he gets pissed off with it, then tell him its his own noise hes pissed off with.
A girl 2 years ago
Wow. You must live just to the south of me. With "that" neighbor in between us. Dude even uses the blower for snow removal.
Dasha 2 years ago
Never understood the point of leafblowers. They’re noisy af and rakes are easier to use
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#42
In my 20s I worked with a girl around my age. One night she called me crying, her bf had gotten up and left her to move back home and she said she really needed a shoulder to cry on. I went over and we talked for several hours and she said she really appreciated it. About a month later I was dealing with some depression and texted her around 9pm telling her how I was feeling and that I could really use a friend to talk to. She messaged me the next morning stating I need to appreciate we are co-workers and not to text her after working hours.
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago
Another reason why I'm pretty reluctant to view co-workers as anything more. Personally, I do work with some good people in the office but I am wary that going further will unearth a side I am not ready to see.
#43
Old mayor of our 10k town rebuilt a corner of a road into a roundabout because he was tired of car lights shining on his property...
#44
My BILs wife. This person will do anything to flip the script to make it all about her. You could be having a serious conversation and she would weasel her way into making it about her then she just won't. Stop. Talking.
EmBree 2 years ago
I went to see my mother and other relatives for the first time since 2019. We had less than 24 hours before I had to leave again and had a lot of catching up to do. My bonus daughters boyfriend (that I met for the first time) made it all about him. My mother and I tried to talk about things that mattered to us and he'd insert himself no matter what. My heart surgery? All about him. My grandmother having a stroke? All about him. I love my bonus daughter and wish her all the best, but I hope I never have to deal with the boyfriend again.
#45
My sister is absolutely this. She is the victim, blamed my parents for everything, probably still does. Talks about them paying for her life as "making up" for how they didn't turn over a house after they divorced to her and wouldn't fork over 6 digits for her to go to a private college. She also throws fits when she's told no or no one cares to deal with her. She's 21.
#46
My ex was a literal black hole. No matter how much you gave, she was always hungry for more. You could be drowning and she, your partner, is next to you in a lifeboat and she would say "survival of the fittest" and move on to her next prey
BEATRICE SIEGEL 2 years ago
i get what you're saying, but i feel like they were just making an exaggeration, and it doesn't really matter.
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Had just started dating my now-wife and was going to a family get together for her uncles birthday. Uncle had divorced and was now dating someone who owned a pretty nice sit down restaurant, where the birthday dinner was being held. This is my first time meeting most of the fam so I didn’t know what to expect. Get to the dinner and there are about 10 of us along with a number of other random families eating as well. Meal is really solid but I can tell from the conversations the uncle loves being the center of attention but it is his birthday so I figure everyone just goes with it. Uncle’s gf is more or less a servant at this point as he is barking out orders to her wait staff and dominating every single story. Meal finishes and in walks a karaoke team (bunch of uncles friends) that set up right in the front of the restaurant. He proceeds to put on a one man show for us and the other dining patrons for a half hour. He isn’t bad per se, but he certainly isn’t enjoyable to listen to for more than a minute or two. He then makes all of the family (including me) come on stage to sing his favorite song with him. The other diners looked soooo confused as their nice dinner was being interrupted by this 60 y/o manchild pretending to be a rockstar.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago (edited)
First off, thanks for the obfuscated insult to Americans. Secondly, the term refers to a place where, yes, you do sit down to order and consume the food, as opposed to fast-food restaurants where you order and leave. Yes, many fast food restaurants also have seats where you can sit and eat your food, but "sit-down restaurant" specifically refers to "nicer" places.
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My son’s MIL. I feel so bad for my DiL. I love her dearly. And I really like her sister a lot. Lucky we don’t have to spend too much time with them. But the stories they tell me about her are so out there. And the things she comes up with. Every few months she is literally dying of something. When they were in high school their mom even told them she thought she had prostrate cancer. Yeah…her own daughters had to explain that one to her without laughing in her face. If I didn’t know her I wouldn’t have believed them. She’s on so many medications you could kill a horse. I truly believe her doctors give them to her just to shut her up. Everything in her life is worse than everyone else’s. Yet on her social media page her life is perfect, except her illnesses and pains. Who brags about being sick and all their doctor appointments?!?! She does so she can say how she’s soldiering on through it all.
Craig Boddys 2 years ago
Like my partners mother. She was drunk at xmas and went to pick my 1 year old daughter up, but fell into the dining table instead and smashed her wine glass everywhere. At that point i got my daughter and left . we were meant to be staying the night, it was only 3pm and she was hammered. She spent the next 5 weeks or so telling everyone that she wasnt drunk that day, i was (i had 1 pint of Guinness, couldnt drink more than that anyway as i was on meds, plus i had my daughter to look after that day), and tha im a violent controlling alcoholic, and also tried to get me fired from work. Turns out my manager has known her for about 15 years, and she's the violent controlling alcoholic. Classic guilty behaviour that, accuse everyone else of what your guilty of (deflecting). Shes well known for it. We havent spoken since, and i dont intend to ever again either.
KombatBunni 2 years ago
Makes me so glad my mother can’t use social media..she refuses to learn how
#49
My ex-wife. A full-blown narcissist who constantly accused me of all kinds of s**t she ended up doing. Even after she left me for another man, she found out I was visiting my brother - a cancer survivor and we were at an event for leukemia patients and their bone marrow donors - and her first question about it was, “did you talk about ME???” Not to mention completely losing her s**t and having a racist meltdown when she found out I was dating again.
#50
Oh an old friend of mine slowly built up this narrative where she lived with over 20 ghosts. A bunch of them came into the story when I'd hook up with someone in my early 20s, and a depressed ghost sex worker would show up and immediately see the family dynamic and leave their promiscuity behind to enjoy familial love. Basically, any time I interacted with someone other than her, I was being promiscuous. Eventually she started telling people I was a sex addict and that they'd be harming my recovery by sleeping with me. She told me it was her job to parent me since my parents didn't do a good enough job (she was 4 months my senior). Probably the weirdest was when she pretended to be momentarily possessed by the spirit of God and touched me on my head to "heal" me of my wickedness. She's a therapist who works with disabled kids now.
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
I wonder how many of those kids will need follow-up therapy. With another therapist.
Elio 2 years ago
She shouldn't be near anyone! Except medical professionals because this sounds like a psychological problem.
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When with my parents, my mum cannot bare it if a subject of conversation comes up that she can't input into. My dad and I read for example and I am telling him about a book I'm reading and my mum will just interrupt and be like "dad(his name) blah blah" and just completely change the subject whilst I'm mid sentence. My ex called her out for it after she did it one time too many and she just pouts for half an hour and if you talk to her she is short. She doesn't apologise, she feels like a victim. It's so frustrating.
#52
My mother narrates every single thing she does. All day, every day. She'll walk into whichever room I'm in, start talking to me while completely ignoring the fact that I've got my earphones in/watching something/very obviously working or even sat on the toilet with the door shut handling my business. I'll have to tell her I'm busy or walk out while she's talking. I've told her about this several times but she consistently ignores me. It's not even like she's telling me her fun plans for the day or week. That would've been more acceptable than this constant narration of the most mundane activities.
#53
My ex friend went what I would call Ferris Bueller on me. Never keep their word, took advantage of every opportunity. Stole from me. Let themselves in to my job and abused the privileges of my workplace. Needed a place to stay so I was trying to help them out. I would catch them trying to sneak friends into my house through the back door during Covid. Always sneaking and taking taking taking and never responsible for their f**k ups. Delusional. I paid them to house sit once. We came home early and found a bunch of super wasted people in my house. They were having a brunch in my house, but it was like 4pm and nothing was made yet. They didn’t try close the party down, they finished the making food and left my place trashed. Husband tried helping the person giving them work, always a no show or several hours late. When the friendship had become unrepairable, I did a background check on the person. Theft, forgery, domestic assault, unpaid rent. I should have done that at the very beginning when I had a gut feeling this was going to end badly. Which it did. Edit to add the person is trying to be a life coach, so if you’re looking, I can set you up with a total psycho.
#54
A former friend of mine and I say that as someone who used to work at a call center and retail/customer service for most of their working life. Dude would do so much mental gymnastics to justify committing fraud and to cheat and steal from other people on top of many other things that if it was an Olympic sport - he'd take home all 3 medals without technically competing.
#55
Was just today at the gas station, there was about 10 of us in line and this lady walks in right to the front and asks for however much on her pump, this guy that was next loses his s**t and she just ignored him, payed, and walked back to her car
What do you think ?
Helena 2 years ago
Mixture of main character syndrome, no social skills, and young and stupid.
Monday 2 years ago
At least there's hope for the young and stupid. We were all there once.
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PixieVonBehr 2 years ago
I used to date a main character. He would tell the most ridiculous tall tales and would say things that were blatantly untrue. For example, he would tell everyone he was 6ft tall. Like, dude, we can literally *see* you're only 5' 10" 😅
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Not all of these belong here; single incidents can happen to anyone, but people with Main Character Syndrome do make themselves the focus as often as possible, often reaching to absurdity to make it happen. It's not just about selfish behavior. For me, a subset of this are the people who absolutely insist on commenting on every single entry on a list, reaching for anything to add, either with the most obvious of "jokes"--as though the rest of us couldn't have made that connection on our own--or an observation that shows how clearly they didn't read the entry quite correctly.
PitbullmomAF 2 years ago
My (ex) best friend faked having cancer. We started to catch on when her husband couldn't speak to what she had abd didn't seem concerned. She would also refuse to tell us when her treatments wete so that we could drive her and make sure she was safe. Always talked about how much she paid for things and would leave receipts lying out in the open (I'm opposite and brag about my thrift finds). She also started to single white female me, wearing the same outfit a couple of days after me, cutting her hair exactly like mine and flat out telling my husband that she wanted what I have.
Helena 2 years ago
Mixture of main character syndrome, no social skills, and young and stupid.
Monday 2 years ago
At least there's hope for the young and stupid. We were all there once.
Load More Replies... PixieVonBehr 2 years ago
I used to date a main character. He would tell the most ridiculous tall tales and would say things that were blatantly untrue. For example, he would tell everyone he was 6ft tall. Like, dude, we can literally *see* you're only 5' 10" 😅
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Not all of these belong here; single incidents can happen to anyone, but people with Main Character Syndrome do make themselves the focus as often as possible, often reaching to absurdity to make it happen. It's not just about selfish behavior. For me, a subset of this are the people who absolutely insist on commenting on every single entry on a list, reaching for anything to add, either with the most obvious of "jokes"--as though the rest of us couldn't have made that connection on our own--or an observation that shows how clearly they didn't read the entry quite correctly.
PitbullmomAF 2 years ago
My (ex) best friend faked having cancer. We started to catch on when her husband couldn't speak to what she had abd didn't seem concerned. She would also refuse to tell us when her treatments wete so that we could drive her and make sure she was safe. Always talked about how much she paid for things and would leave receipts lying out in the open (I'm opposite and brag about my thrift finds). She also started to single white female me, wearing the same outfit a couple of days after me, cutting her hair exactly like mine and flat out telling my husband that she wanted what I have.
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