I have a co-worker who suffers from some sort of mental affliction, I just don't know what to call it. You can't have a normal conversation with her. She constantly tries to "one-up" you. Except that she always makes it seem that things are worse for her. For example, you can't say, "It sure is cold outside" without her replying that it was MUCH colder when she came to work, at 5 a.m. If we got 4 inches of snow, she got a FOOT of snow. If we got rain, she got a STORM. If you got injured somehow, she got injured much worse at some point. You get the picture. Is this a mental condition, and if it is, what is it called? Thank you.
2007-12-15 04:01:01 · 7 answers · asked by kitten lover3 7 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Albert Heger- no, according to her, she has a very good marriage. She has stated that she had problems in the past with a sister though. I kind of think it's an attention thing. She needs attention, even if it's negative.
2007-12-15 05:03:27 · update #1
narcassistic personality disorder
2007-12-15 04:13:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't quite seem like a mental "condition," as something like depression, manic-depression, or ADD or ADHD might be considered. Rather than it being a "condition," I would say it sounds like she has a psychological issue. Perhaps she feels inadequate in some aspect of her life, perhaps in her love life, family life, work life, personal life, and feels she needs to make up for it by "one-upping" everyone in everyday conversation to make up for her inadequacies.
This might be the same way someone might act if they felt they needed to prove themselves. They endured something harsher, colder, wetter, etc. and they should be respected and admired for it.
It seems as though her behavior is bothering you, so perhaps to stave it off give her unsolicited approval. For example, "Hey Suzie Q, you did really well on that presentation last week," without her asking your thoughts on it. Re-affirmation of her worth to the office might calm down her need to "one-up" everyone. But remember that it won't take just one compliment to do it, should be constant and ideally come from more than one person.
2007-12-15 12:15:58 · answer #2 · answered by Athena1007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. It is called mythomania and it is supposed to come from unsatisfied egos. Is this person recently divorced or separated or hs she problems with her sentimental partner? There could be the cause. There are wore things.
2007-12-15 12:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. House 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
co-worker mental affliction suffer.
2007-12-16 03:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by Taha* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she has low self esteem and uses u to make herself feel better.
2007-12-15 22:05:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call it malignant naricissm.
2007-12-15 12:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by gabe22221 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being a dickwad.
2007-12-17 00:31:45 · answer #7 · answered by ben t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋