Do you sometimes ask yourself if you're actually a good person in reality? Recent research carried out by psychologists suggests that it’s the environment we find ourselves that sometimes gets in the way of our true self. For example, “Someone who was abused may develop a protective part that preemptively hurts others to protect the self.” In her practice, she doesn’t focus on terms like “good” or “bad”, instead shifting the focus to “encourage the [compassionate and curious] ‘self’ to feel safe enough to come out.”
A counsellor pin-points to the fact that our “social media-centered culture” encourages us to act in ‘good’ ways in order to receive positive reinforcement from others rather than acting altruistically for a true intrinsic reward.” Which is why the only person who can decide whether you are a good person is yourself.
These few questions will help determine who you actually are, either a good person or not according to Meredith Strauss, a New Jersey-based psychotherapist:
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