Entitlement — what it means

An unreasonable expectation of special treatment and automatic compliance with one's wishes — and disproportionate anger when it doesn't come. A core DSM-5 NPD criterion.

What it looks like

The reservation, the upgrade, your evening, your apology — all simply owed. A "no" doesn't register as a boundary; it registers as a malfunction to be corrected.

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