Egocentrism

Thinking the world revolves around you is a part of growing up.  In fact it is a part of healthy development.  However, continuing to be egocentric after adolescence can lead to many problems in relationships, and really life in general.  Right now I am still trying to figure out how egocentric I am and how to change it.  As an adolescent I did not care at all about what people thought of me or if I was making you mad.  My friends and I would joke with each other by saying "its my world you're just living in it".  Truthfully we were just in a normal stage of development according to David Elkind (Berger page 408).  Unfortunately due to some other circumstances it took me a little longer to move pass this stage of development and I can still be very selfish and think that all eyes are on me and that I am running the show.  The biggest help for me with this issue is by accepting that their is a higher power and that he is truly the only one in charge.

Reference

Berger, Kathleen Stassen. The Developing Person Through the Life Span. Worth Publishers. Kindle Edition.