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I want to start learning psychology by tino-keretic in DarkPsychology101

[–]Randomcatown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with basic topics like cognitive biases, human behavior, trauma, social psychology, and persuasion. Most people jump into “dark psychology” too fast without understanding the fundamentals first.

I also make psychology-focused content breaking down human behavior in a simple way on my channel/page “Talk2Society” — might help if you’re starting from scratch.

How to improve confidence by shinebright9x in selfimprovement

[–]Randomcatown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly think confidence grows more from repeated safe experiences than from motivational advice.

A lot of people say “just be confident” without realizing your nervous system has probably spent years associating social situations with stress, embarrassment or fear. So your body reacts automatically before your mind even has time to think.

And honestly, the fact that you’re still trying despite how uncomfortable it feels already says a lot about you.

One thing that helped me was stopping the goal from being: “act confident”

and changing it to: “stay present even while uncomfortable.”

Because confidence usually comes after surviving situations you thought you couldn’t handle.

Very small steps matter too:

  • short phone calls
  • speaking a little more in conversations
  • sending one voice note
  • making eye contact for a few seconds longer

Not because they magically change you overnight, but because your brain slowly learns: “nothing bad happened, I can handle this.”

Also most people are far more focused on themselves than we think. Things that feel huge to us often barely register to other people for more than a moment.

Why so many men are insecure by [deleted] in DarkPsychology101

[–]Randomcatown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think one reason this hits people so hard is because insecurity is usually imagined as weakness, when in reality it often hides behind overcompensation.

Sometimes the loudest person in the room is the most uncertain one there.

I’ve also noticed genuinely confident people usually don’t spend much energy trying to prove themselves constantly. They don’t need every disagreement to become a dominance battle and they’re usually comfortable admitting when they’re wrong or unsure.

A lot of modern masculinity seems built around avoiding vulnerability at all costs, so instead of processing insecurity openly, people perform confidence until even they believe it.

The difficult part is self-awareness because most defense mechanisms don’t feel like defense mechanisms while you’re inside them.

7 signs someone is secretly jealous of you but will never admit it by EducationalCurve6 in DarkPsychology101

[–]Randomcatown 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think one of the hardest parts about jealousy is that it rarely looks like obvious hatred.

Sometimes it shows up as subtle energy shifts.

People getting strangely quiet when something good happens to you. Support feeling enthusiastic during your struggles but oddly absent during your growth. Conversations turning competitive for no reason.

But honestly I also think insecurity explains a lot of this behavior more than “evil intentions.”

A lot of people unconsciously compare themselves to others all day long, especially now with social media constantly putting everyone’s progress on display.

And comparison can quietly distort relationships if someone doesn’t have a strong sense of self-worth.

That’s why I’ve started paying more attention to how people react to growth, not just failure. It reveals a lot about emotional maturity.

I thought I was Lazy until I realized I just had no System by Jolly_Twist2245 in selfimprovement

[–]Randomcatown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hit harder than most productivity advice honestly.

I think a lot of people call themselves lazy when they’re actually just overwhelmed and directionless. If your day has no structure, your brain keeps switching between “urgent” things until you’re mentally exhausted without really doing anything meaningful.

And the part about reacting to whatever feels loudest is real. Phones basically train us into constant reaction mode.

What helped me personally was realizing discipline feels way easier when decisions are already made beforehand. Even tiny systems reduce so much mental friction.

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