2006-08-11 16:16:37 · 16 answers · asked by lizbet510 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Man have two sides: the good and the bad. The Good is socially acceptable, while the bad is obviously not. So, reared in a good family, we are often innocent of our other side that when it shows up, we hide it. We are ashamed of this side, but we must know, we must discover them and learn to control them. Man is often running away from these evil, and if not controlled, it will find consolation to a group where this evilness fits. But we must know, our weaknesses can be confronted. How?
2006-08-11 16:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by ARCHangel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What an excellent question! You know, I've thought about that time and again and the only thing I could ever come up with is that people need to be liked. It's almost an obsession, for instance, when someone is told that another person doesn't like them, they go crazy trying to figure out why. So the intense need to be liked must be the cause. People think that if they act like themselves, no one will like them (zero self-esteem), therefore, they feel they need to act like someone "better" or "cooler". I believe this is done almost subconsciously, that we don't even really know we are doing it. Do some studying of your friends or family members when they are around people they don't know very well and you'll find that they don't act like themselves.
I hope that long-winded answer made sense.
2006-08-12 00:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are bombarded with advertisements that if only they looked like that or had this they would be perfect. The commercialism on TV and everywhere really works on people to think they are always needing something and won't be happy until they get it.
2006-08-11 23:58:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Low self worth brought on by oppressive others.. and , as it quite often is , Some of us are afraid of who we are because we haven't recognized our potential .We are all afraid of ourselves..It's the environment that we are born into that frames the fear that some possess...
2006-08-11 23:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by cesare214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think people would rather get to know someone on a non-personal basis, hoping to learn more about the other person before being judged themselves. keeping a certain distance insures a sense of security till a level of comfort is established.
2006-08-12 00:03:40 · answer #5 · answered by back1breaker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A person has to be ok with who they are, before they can truly be themselves. Society tells people that who they are, isn't enough. It's a lie, but people believe it. I think we've forgotten the beauty of the singular person.
2006-08-11 23:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by Blissbug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my husbands case, he had an manipulating mother who repressed him to the point that he was not allowed to go out till he was 17. although he had visitation rights and was a good person he only seen he son at her house. he has left me and my daughter for 10 years on holidays to be with her. he don't know who he is.
2006-08-11 23:33:15 · answer #7 · answered by dancinintherain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one needs louts of courage to be oneself you know and courage's people are very rare, nowadays people live with lots of horror that is life in this industrial world , to be al the time afraid for nothing , but that is why the human being is in trouble and it is getting deeper and deeper.
2006-08-12 02:30:19 · answer #8 · answered by san s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people are so afraid to be who they really are because people are usually satisfied with themselves, They get nervous when someone says something true about them which is bad and they don't want to accept that.
2006-08-11 23:29:38 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would place security way up high on the list of reasons.
People are easily influenced when they are insecure. If they are secure ,these problems just don't happen.
Peace.
2006-08-12 00:21:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋