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)

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)


 * 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)

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)