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Wow...that's exactly the case. I have felt for a long time that I am two very different guys, one when I'm alone, my true self, and the one that meets people an
by ptn 17y ago
Wow...that's exactly the case. I have felt for a long time that I am two very different guys, one when I'm alone, my true self, and the one that meets people and doesn't tell anything about the other one, actively hiding him. I now see that the reason is that I don't want to give others a chance to criticize me.
- angusgr 17y agoI thought you sounded a bit like me in the OP. :). From the vague amount of pop psychology that I know, the "two different guys" is the hallmark of an introverted personality, and totally common. Although I think the amount of difference varies between people. It also reveals the distinction between "introverted" and "shy". We introverted people aren't necessarily shy. It's possible to have a very open, outgoing, public persona. It's just not the same persona that you have when you're by yourself, or perhaps with closest friends. (Take with large grains of salt, as I'm not any kind of psychologist.)