All of us have had to deal with nosey people at some point in our lives. Noseyness is when someone whom we don’t want to interfere in our life does so. This unsolicited interference often manifests as questions and comments relating to our personal matters such as our health, career, and relationships. Think about how you […]
Nonconformity: Why are some people nonconformists?
Most people are conformists who conform to the social norms of their respective societies. After all, man is a social animal, right?Conforming to your social group helps you stay in the good books of your group members. And when you’re in the good books of your group members, they’re likely to help you and grant […]
What causes passive aggressive behaviour?
Passive aggressive behavior is often subtle and so can be difficult to identify, detect and change. So let’s first look at how a typical passive aggressive person behaves and then we can go about understanding it. Passive aggressive behavior of Jane Jane had a troubled relationship with almost everyone in her life. She never really […]
Control freaks: The psychology of overly controlling people
Angela’s mother was a total control freak. It seemed like she wanted to control each and every aspect of Angela’s life. She enquired about Angela’s whereabouts all the time, chaperoned her whenever she could and always interfered in her major life decisions. On top of it, she had a very annoying habit of occasionally moving things […]
Inside the mind of a clumsy person
As he walked toward her with a bouquet of roses in his hands, mentally picturing himself giving her the bouquet and then kissing her, he slipped on a banana peel and hit the ground with a loud thud. He probably broke a rib or two and had to be immediately hospitalized. However, the emotional injury of […]
Psychology of haters: Why haters hate the way they hate
All of us have been on the receiving end of hatred at some point in our lives. No matter how nice you think you are, I’m sure you’ve got some haters too- haters that you know of and haters that you don’t know of, at least not yet.In this article, we explore the psychology of haters. Hatred and […]
We’re all the same, yet we’re all very different
He says he doesn’t want attention. But did you look at his face when he was called up to speak? He clearly loved the attention. We all love attention. We’re all the same. She doesn’t like it when someone interferes in her personal life. Others may love it when you ask them about their relationships, […]
Do personality tests really work?
Personality tests are found almost everywhere on the internet these days but do they really work? While some of them may be a bit credible, others that tell you that your fingernails can tell a lot about you are just plain stupid. People with a decent level of self-understanding rarely go for such tests.Although, sometimes even […]
Birth order and personality: How personality is shaped in childhood
Birth order is one of the strongest factors that influence the type of personality traits we develop. Birth order means the position that we hold among our siblings in accordance with the time of our birth. You might be, for example, the first-born (eldest child), the second-born (middle child), the last-born (youngest child) or the only child […]
How our past experiences shape our behavior and personality
Our beliefs and needs are the strongest factors that govern our behavior. Ultimately, it all comes down to beliefs because a need is also a belief- a belief that we lack something. When we’re born, our brains aren’t fully developed yet and we’re ready to collect information from our environment and form beliefs based on […]