Why We Care About What Other People Think of Us

One of our more enduring social fallacies is the idea that what others think of us actually matters. While this notion clearly has primal evolutionary roots, the shift from survival instinct to social imperative has become one of our greatest obstacles to self-acceptance.read more

Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - December 31, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael J. Formica, MS, MA, EdM Tags: Happiness Personality Relationships Self-Help anxiety authentic self authenticity ego ego-self essential nature evolution false self fear Michael J. Formica self-acceptance self-perception sense of place sense of self s Source Type: news