Common Psychology Myths

Armchair therapists need to shut up
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 25, 2009 9:35 PM CDT
Common Psychology Myths
Let it out? You may not feel better after all.   (Shutter Stock)

Everyone likes to pretend they know things about psychology. Unfortunately, most of what you hear is total crap, a psychology student writes for Cracked. Some top offenders:

  • Let Your Anger Out, You’ll Feel Better: Actually, you’ll just want to be more angry. “Lashing out to control your anger is like drinking to control your urge to drink.”

  • Believe In Yourself, and You’ll Succeed!: Kids should have self-esteem because they've succeeded; studies show that kids with inflated self-esteem get aggressive when challenged.
  • That Homophobe’s Probably Secretly Gay: Roughly half the population thinks homosexuality is morally wrong, and they ain’t all gay.
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