The phrase "star disease" is on the hearing of modern man and is most often used with condemnation in relation to famous people. But not everyone knows that this is a psychological term, which means one of the forms of personality disorder, often having common features with megalomania. Let's get acquainted with the causes and symptoms of the phenomenon.
Description
Star sickness is inherent not only to celebrities who amaze the public with their whims and oddities of behavior, but also to ordinary people who begin to put themselves above others, behave provocatively, lose friends and get many other problems. There is nothing good in this phenomenon, but a person suffering from such a disorder is unable to do otherwise. Most often, the root cause of personal deformation is success - an increase in the personnel ladder, a well-appreciated work, a project implemented. Praise and delight turn one's head, giving rise to thoughts about one's own uniqueness, genius.
He begins to mistakenly live by a double standard, believing that he,"star" is allowed much more than "mere mortals". This is, in general terms, star fever.
Manifestations and signs
Recall how famous people behaved arrogantly and defiantly, many can. But what are the signs of star disease in psychological science? There are several of them:
- Unjustifiably high self-esteem, exaggeration of one's own importance and achievements.
- Believing other people are "worse".
- Painful need to constantly impress others, to be the center of attention.
Deviation is quite dangerous, because it leads to the degradation of the individual. At the same time, people can put themselves on an equal footing with some others (who have achieved, let's say, a similar result), this is what distinguishes the state from megalomania.
Reasons
Let's consider the factors that could cause star fever in a person far from show business, they can be divided into internal and external. For convenience, the data is presented in the form of a table.
| External | Domestic |
| Sudden success | Inflated self-esteem |
| Constant praise, even if well deserved | Overambitious |
| Excessive attention from leaders | Arrogance, arrogance, arrogance |
| An unexpected improvementwe alth, income growth | Arrogance |
| Mistakes in parenting | Contempt for other people who failed to succeed, poorer people |
Various combinations of these factors can lead to this deviation. For example, if a person with inflated self-esteem achieves unexpected success, it can "turn her head" and lead to star disease. Then even the closest environment will be perceived by this person as people unworthy of her attention.
Symptoms
How to recognize a person suffering from this personality deformation? The components of star fever will help, which are commonly referred to as:
- The desire to always be in the spotlight.
- Envy of someone else's success.
- Inattention to relatives and friends, full concentration on one's own person.
- Opposition of two forms of relationship - to oneself as a higher person, self-aggrandizement, and others, belittling their role.
- Often, such individuals allow themselves to violate the norms accepted in society, because they consider themselves superior to them.
Also in the specialized literature you can find the term "narcissism", narcissism, it has much in common with the considered deviation. Such a person does not just behave arrogantly, he sincerely believes in his superiority and believes that others are of the same opinion.
Treatment
What to do if a personfell ill with star fever, can it be cured and how? This is possible, since the deformation of the personality is still at the initial stage, but the person suffering from it does not understand the problems, therefore it is unlikely that he will turn to a professional psychologist.
Relatives can help him dispel illusions by setting a difficult goal, making it clear that not everything has been achieved and there is something to strive for. Only honesty will help the "stars" descend from heaven to earth and understand that they are no better than others. If, out of love, turn a blind eye to their whims and whims, then the deviation will only intensify and it will become much more difficult to defeat him.
This deviation can and should be fought, because star disease with the seeming harmlessness of the "patient" can cause the termination of his career. Even in the presence of talent and diligence, bad temper, pride and narcissism can become the reasons that the choice will be made in favor of a person who is less gifted, but more pleasant in communication. From a person suffering from narcissism, friends and relatives will turn away, tired of enduring his ingratitude and inattention. And he risks being left alone with his own genius and talent.
