However, when you are under stress and handling situation abnormally (may be better or worse depending on how one handles his situation normally), it may also have a positive side effect whereby you can actually voice you honest opinion about whoever or whatever, which may in a way be a good way to relieve your stored "opinions" about whoever or whatever and let them have a piece of your mind.

Egoism does not always equate to arrogance. Type 1: If someone who is egoistic and yet doesnt realise it, that person is simply arrogant and undesired. Type 2: If someone who is egoistic, is aware of it and even made fun of oneself for being egoistic, this egoism actually becomes sort of like a mood lightener and is not seemed as arrogance anymore. (Note. only the person himself/herself can make fun of his/her egoism, not anyone else) This may also be due to this person's high self-awareness of his own behaviour and its implications, which will add on to this person's social ability on top of his sense of humour aided by his egoism.

However, all egoistic people feel the same when someone tries to dampen their ego -- angry, disappointed (after self-realisation and found out that it's true), this is bad as one is supposed to accept others' opinions to improve oneself. (Note. type 2 egoistic people are not always right, but most of the time they are due to their high level of self-awareness)

To combine both, if you try to dampen the egoism of an egoistic person (regardless of type 1 or type 2) who is under stress, that person will be extra pissed, especially obvious in type 2 egoistic people who will not usually have such big reaction if not under stress since he/she has a very optimistic reaction to everything apparent from the fact that he/she can even make fun of himself/herself.

Coping strategy:

Calm oneself down OR

Simply do not give a damn about whoever/whatever anymore (golden standard as the preferred treatment)

(Anonymous, 2009)