Some professionals who are paid more than they are worth develop a very offensive air of Arrogance. The damage to the person with arrogance is that have no friends who will tell them the truth and they are unable to work well in a team environment due to their own excessive defensiveness. They also tend to be overly critical of others. How Arrogance Develops Children with arrogance grow up being compared to impossible people or standards. Parents constantly judge the child and criticize them harshly for not being perfect.
Children tend to have little or no privacy and become very shy and self-conscious.
Children learn to be afraid of others and their judgments and may develop an aloofness that keeps people away. As adults, they carry serious self-doubts about their worthiness. Underlying Fears Fear of vulnerability. Fear of being judged inadequate. I'm afraid others will see my weak spots and won't like me.