Notes from “Psychology Today” article by Susan Heilter, PhD

1. Emotional escalations – gets mad, outwardly petulant and pouting.

2. Blaming others.

3. Lies to stay stay out of trouble.

4. Name-calling, attacks personal traits, disrespects others with mean labels.

5. Impulsivity or poor impulse control – strikes out when hurt or mad, interrupts others instead of listening.

6. Needs to be the center of attention.

7. Bullying – doesn’t respect boundaries.

8. Building narcissism – whatever they want they take. Can’t see beyond themselves.

9. Immature defenses, regards best defense as a strong offense. Also denies what they said or did and claim they have not.

10. No observing ego, no ability to see, acknowledge and learn from mistakes. Sees anger as normal, emotional outbursts are fine and justify by blaming others.

This article was called the “10 Signs of Emotional Childishness.” Do they sound familiar?