Edited sentence: "Without ropes they bind themselves" said Lao Tzu.Defensive, easily angered, jealous, they suffer living in the comparatively small world of fragile ego.Egocentrism can be beneficial though: it has been suggested that in close relationships, egocentrism predicts feelings of being understood by the other person and thereby increased levels of satisfaction with the relationship.The behaviors of an egocentric person are much of the time compulsive.The egocentric is shallow, often lacking the staying power to achieve long range goals.There is also evidence that an egocentric belief in one's own strengths might be because of having more knowledge about one's own achievements and that as we learn about others our assessment of our own superiority decreases; egocentrism, it is concluded, is in some sense a rational or grounded approach to self-other comparisons.They are compelled to impress others with their talents- meaning their looks, machismo, charm-much more so than someone who is focused on external things such as a helping profession.They see themselves in competition with others and since the ego is so vulnerable and sensitive they are compelled towards defensiveness and self justification