Mental health plays a big role in personality, so much that it can create a double of a person. It can make them feel as if they are a doppelganger to their own self. For this blog post I want to focus on the mental health disorder social anxiety. The definition of social anxiety according to google is: an intense fear of being watched and judged by others. While by themself they can be their true self. Once out in the public, social anxiety creates a barrier over them, they are new person. They can feel on top of the world, comfortable, and have a great feeling about themself– once their alone. The double persona that is shown in front of the public, they know isn’t their true self. You can feel trapped in a completely different body. Having a double in your life doesn’t have to mean a bad thing, but when it comes to social anxiety it is. Having that double in your life doesn’t seem worth it, it can create a distance between their own self. Having social anxiety means that a person can’t control what they put out. This “doppelganger” of themself is forced upon a person.
When having a double life a person get known for one of them, the external portion. Studies have shown that with treatment like therapy or even medication, can lead to a more cohesive personality. Which can exterminate a double life. The doppelganger can be treated when it comes to social anxiety.
Week 4 Blog Post: September 14, 2022