Egotism is the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself, and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features and importance • i just realized how bad that sounds

Egotism is the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself, and generally features an inflated opinion of one’s personal features and importance

The person exaggerates talents, capacity and achievements in an unrealistic way.
The person believes in his/her invulnerability or does not recognize his/her limitations.
The person has fantasies. The person believes that he/she does not need other people.
The person over examines and downgrades other people, projects, statements, or dreams in an unrealistic manner.
The person regards himself/herself as unique or special when compared to other people. The person regards himself/herself as generally superior to other people.
The person behaves self-centeredly and/or self-referentially. The person behaves in a boastful or pretentious way.