What's a God Complex?

A god complex is an unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility.

What causes God complex?

And like so many mental disorders, it's not entirely known what causes it, though it's thought to be rooted in either excessive pampering or criticism from parents or a genetic predisposition, and it typically affects more males than females beginning in the teen years or early adulthood.

Is God complex a mental illness?

God complex is not a clinical term nor diagnosable disorder and does not appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The recognized diagnostic name for the behaviors associated with a God complex is narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).