5.9 Costs of Impression Management
From Complex PTSD Recovery [Reports]: We Are Traumatized Motherfuckers by CPTSD, Intergenerational PTSD, Relational Trauma | TMFR LLC
September 30, 2025 · 11 min · Season 5 · Episode 9
About this episode
This episode explores the costs and consequences of impression management and conformity in social interactions.
If Facades of Conformity feel a bit much, how about Impression Management strategies? Let's talk about common strategies, the risks vs. rewards, and negative return on energetic investments. VIDEO FORM Course form! summary This conversation delves into the themes of conformity and impression management, exploring how individuals often sacrifice their true selves to fit societal expectations. It discusses the psychological implications of these behaviors, including increased loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, and highlights various strategies people use to manage their self-image. The conversation emphasizes the risks associated with these strategies and the long-term consequences of suppressing one's true identity. takeaways Impression management is a common behavior in social interactions. It can lead to higher loneliness and lower life satisfaction. People often feel pressured to conform to societal norms. Impression management can be a double-edged sword, creating more problems than it solves. Different strategies of impression management include ingratiating, self-promoting, and suppression. Supplication can lower self-esteem and self-image. Suppression can lead to…
Topics covered
- impression management
- conformity
- psychological implications
- social interactions
- authenticity
- emotional welfare
Keywords
- impression management
- conformity
- emotional welfare
- loneliness
- life satisfaction
- self-image
- authenticity
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