6 Signs Someone Has a Fragile Ego

Six sign someone has a fragile ego from Alexis's therapist number one they can't receive feedback even gentle well meaning feedback feels like a personal attack. They rejected, deflected or lash out no matter how kindly you say it you end up walking on eggshells a healthy ego can pause reflect and grow a fragile ego treats every suggestion like an insult number two they constantly chase external validation. They don't feel good unless someone else tells them that they're doing well. Praise isn't just appreciated. It's needed they might people please or fish for compliments just to feel OK healthier ego still enjoy validation, but they aren't dependent on it. They're worth doesn't need approval to exist number three they get extremely defensive you bring up the concern and it turns into a battle they twist your words question your tone or shut the conversation down disagreement feels like disrespect being wrong feels like failure. Someone with a healthy ego can handle discomfort without falling apart or making you the enemy number four their identities is built around one thing, their career their relationships their looks everything is titled to that one role and if it faults, so do they healthy egos are diversified they don't put their entire self-worth into one basket number five they're obsessed with outcomes if the result isn't perfect they spiral a wind means they're valuable. Anything else feels like a failure healthy ego still care about results but they also care about effort, growth and character number six they struggle to celebrate others complementing someone else feels threatening. If someone else shines they feel smaller healthy ego doesn't see someone else's success as their loss.