Egocentrism

I'm going to talk about ego centrism, fables, and the imaginary audience in teenage years. My younger sister is 15 years old. She just finished her freshman year of high school. She is completely about herself. She thinks she is just the cutest thing to walk this earth. She will be going to the grocery store with my step mom yet still dress full out, with makeup done like a model and her hair all perfect. I don't understand this. Then she will go to school that way, come home and make comments such as "Sarah said I'm really pretty and skinny, but I said I'm not. I'm not, right?" I want to hit her sometimes. She is beautiful and clearly says these things for compliments. She will not walk out of the house in sweat pants or her hair up and you will never catch a picture of her not looking fabulous because "her boyfriend will see and breakup with her". This relates to the imaginary audience. She believes everyone else in the world is staring and judging her if she isn't 100% perfect all the time. Nobody is perfect constantly. She also does risky things like back flips and such in front of audiences to gain attention. She doesn't think there is a chance of getting hurt. She believes she is invincible. The textbook says more boys than girls act this way, but she is a prime example of this in young women. She is exactly what our textbook was talking about. She definitely sees herself as unique and more socially significant than she really is. She also believes everyone is judging her. I can't wait until she gets out of this egocentric stage of development. She will grow so much more as a person when she isn't worried about the people around her accepting her, and she accepts herself. I want her to love herself instead of constantly looking for praise.