Hiding

Have you ever had one of those nightmares where you are in a group of people and something really humiliating has happened?

Shame is such a deep, powerful emotion. It makes us hide parts of ourselves in order to fit in.

Some of the theories about the development of personality disorders are that the young child buries many parts of themselves which their caregivers cannot deal with. These parts become hidden from the child themselves as they develop.

It is said that our hidden parts drive us, and we are mostly unaware of this.

Some further reading about why people might have hidden parts of themselves:

Borderline Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Avoidant Traits