I've noticed that along with entitlement comes the message that the world has rejected me or thinks I'm a bad person if I don't get what I'm entitled to. And I think this is why so many become enraged then their demands aren't met.
But is it always this way? Is it possible to be disappointed but not insulted?
teri
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I don't think it is linked to self esteem. My belief is that it is more of a means of control. People with a sense of entitlement are lazy and they do not want to work for things they want things to just be handed to them and if they do not get their way they usually resort to self pity. As you say they are enraged that is self pity on steroids. Sadly the more we give into their demands the more rage they have.
Anonymous
No it can be linked to something as simple as habit, or history. If a person is accustomed to getting their own way all the time (or the majority of the time)-than the logical assumption is that this pattern will continue indefinitely. The first few times it doesn't their expectations are violated and it's a shock to the system. For kids that grow up with poor role models, or parents that have that same entitlement issue-there really is no way that you can expect them to be any different.