Talk:Imaginary audience

Umm.. i think that the one who wrote the second paragraph took the name too literally. Maybe.. Some who is familiarized and knows the concept? anyone?

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Why is this written as if feeling visible in public (as a person generally is) is some sort of flaw or defect of character? Is this even a real concept in psychology? As if we all live in a filthy crowd and can't see each other, or as if people (especially adolescents) don't notice and scrutinize each others' appearances on a daily basis, in a time that's so centered around sexual courtship and competition? How is such an audience "imaginary"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toblerine (talk • contribs) 03:03, 10 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Different concepts in one article?

In my reading the article talks about at least three, similar but unrelated, concepts:

the person overestimating the attention people pay to them (developmental stage in adolescence)
little children thinking that people can actually read their minds (Piaget's idea in early development)
the composition of a perceived audience in online communication (the person's creation in reaction to a lack of information about the actual audience) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:AB88:248D:1C00:E476:1442:510A:492C (talk) 17:26, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested redirect creation for Imagined audience. Moving the info to Generalized other which is the appropriate concept in sociology. 2A02:AB88:248D:1C00:2DAF:C36B:FA65:11F9 (talk) 06:46, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Too much focus on negatives

The article repeatedly concludes that the effect of an imaginary audience causes stress and self-consciousness. The examples given are also all negative. An imaginary audience can generate feelings of importance and purpose that is part of healthy development. 2A02:AB88:248D:1C00:6401:DECE:3E7A:F7A0 (talk) 07:18, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]