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Do I have some sort of alter ego or something?
At school, I'm super duper outgoing and never let myself seem to be in a bad mood, I'm really touchy feely, douchey at times and many people there don't even like me that much. I act really arrogant and witty, and I can't stop, and I used to be a really shy and quiet kid and got bullied a lot.
With my family I rarely let them hug me, am very irritable and just want to be left alone and lay in bed all day most of the time, and constantly censor myself with strong filtering.
At my dance class, I very much like all the kids, they're very nice, and I want to be friends with them, but I can't bring myself to say much or act the way I do at school it's like i physically can't, there's a barrier.
Main problem: I'm one person at school, another person at home, and stuck in a big plastic bubble at dance.
Do I uncontrollably use different personalities for different people or something???
4 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
You're just reacting to your environment and to other people's expectations of you. Learn to just be yourself at all times and not care so much what others think.
- ShizarooLv 68 years ago
Your personality doesn't change at all. It is your attitude and the environment that determines your behaviour. Some people have a comfort zone where they feel safe to let their hair down ( your defenses are off) and other places you revert to being very apprehensive and cautious to whom you trust.
If you want to read more about this type of psychological make up then try Transactional Analysis and Born To Win books. You'll find it very interesting and evocative.
TA is more of a simplified version of Freud's tripartite of the mind.
Other books that may peak your interest are:
Emotional Intelligence.
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People.
How To Win Friends And Influence People.
Brain Power.
- 8 years ago
I'm the same way!
I don't think it's having alter egos as much as it is learnig to react and interact with people a certain way.
With my family, I grew up not being very affectionate toward them, and because of this I come off as quiet and withdrawn at home. At school, I've learned I can be myself and people who like me for who I am will attract to me. When it comes to people I barely know, because I do not know how they will react to me, I am very shy and quiet.
I think that's how a lot of people are. It's a commonl psychological thing.
Source(s): Someone just like you - 8 years ago
Yeah you alter your personality for each person because you want to be liked. I do it too, I think its cause I was bullied when I was little too.. its about wanting to be accepted. Its okay everyone wants to be accepted but you need to be the kind of person that you would want to be friends with.. :)
