Jan 7 imaginary audience

I can remember being a young teenager in high school and middle school and feeling like there was an imaginary audience. An imaginary audience is the other people who, in an adolescent’s egocentric belief, are watching, and taking note of, his or her appearance, ideas, and behavior. This belief makes many teenagers very self-conscious (Berger, 2008, Pg. 393). It was a terrible feeling. I was always concerned with my clothes, my hair, and my overall appearance. It always felt like everyone was staring at me when I entered a room. I talked to a few friends who remembered feeling the same way. I feel like that was one of the worst stages in my life. Along with the imaginary audience I feel like when I was younger and even still today the invincibility factor played a huge role in my life. I thought that no matter how fast I drove my car or no matter how many times I lied to my mom that nothing would ever happen to me. But as I’ve gotten older and more and more terrible things begin to happen around me, you begin to realize that not everyone is watching you and you’re not invincible.