Your self perception is a combination between how you think others see you and how you see yourself. The more it is based on how others see you, the less control you have since you will always be worried about what others are thinking – which you cannot control – and always guessing what they […]| Long Island Psychology
Spiders are scary. Heights can be terrifying. Don’t even Google “House Centipedes.” They are multi-legged monsters that horror films are made from. Nearly everyone has some fear that is strong enough that they call it a “phobia” with friends and family. Most of these phobias have no effect on day to day life. Yet there […]| Long Island Psychology
Age, in many ways, is arbitrary. On strictly an anecdotal basis, it’s clear that some people “age” slower or faster than others, in the sense of things like maturity, responsibility, intelligence, and even physically. We know age and experience can affect psychological development in a variety of ways, and yet in many ways psychology has […]| Long Island Psychology
Determining if you are an introvert or an extrovert remains all the rage. Many people – especially young people – have their MBTI scores memorized, and introduce themselves according to these traits. Yet there are situations in which these may be misleading. Some people are not introverts at all. Some people are actually extroverts, but […]| Long Island Psychology
