6 things we do when no one is watching

Inexplicable gestures and actions that we are only able to carry out when no one is looking.

Does our personality change when we are alone? Maybe the simple fact that no one is looking at us doesn't influence us enough to turn us into someone else, but the truth is that privacy changes us.

Not only does it make us adopt very different habits than when we are with someone else, but it also makes us react in a radically different way when we are exposed to certain types of situations.

What do you do when no one sees you?

So... what are these actions that define the way we behave when no one is looking? Here are some of them.

1. Click on tasteless posts

For some time now, videos and posts about festering wounds, corpses or parasites living inside human body cavities have been circulating on Facebook. This content is virilized precisely because there is a massive amount of people clicking on these contents, when no one else is looking.when no one else is looking. And well, malware that takes over user accounts helps too.

But... What is it that makes us feel attracted to this type of content even though we find it repulsive? The answer could lie in the way they make us alert and attentive to what's going on. As in scary movies, the combination of a sense of control (these are images and videos that we can look away from) and excitement makes us want to experience the intense sensation of watching something extraordinary. It is a small dose of strong emotions that we can savor from the sofa at home.

2. Flow

Within what is known as Positive Psychology, one of the best known researchers is Mihály Csíkszentmihályiwho for years has been making known his perspective on a phenomenon called flow state. This is a state in which maximum concentration is combined with an experience of intense well-being and personal involvement in what we are doing. The flow state can be described as a trance-like state that occurs when the difficulty of what we are doing and the satisfaction of the task are in near-perfect balance.

In most people, the state of flow does not occur very often, and yet it is more likely to appear in solitude. it is easier to appear in solitude or when it feels that no one is watching.This allows us to stop worrying about the image we give and our attention can be fully focused on the task at hand.

3. Singing (in the shower)

A classic. Who hasn't sung in the shower? And yet there seems to be no logic behind this behavior.

Well, actually, there is.

Normally, showers take place in a room where we are alone and can relax without thinking about what we are doing. In addition, the possibility of adjusting the water temperature and massaging the skin makes us relax, which in turn leads us to produce more dopamine, a substance that in a multitude of contexts puts us in a good mood and leads us to "let loose" and be more creative. From there, the rest is just connecting the dots: we are alone, with a constant sound masking our voice and walls so isolated that all sounds bounce off them; and our hands are occupied, but our mouths are not.

4. Feeling embarrassed

Although years ago from social psychology it was considered that embarrassment is a phenomenon that appears when we are accompanied, today it is known that it is normal that this can appear with great intensity even when no one is watching. The reason for this is that, when comparing our real actions with our "ideal self" model, the inconsistencies we perceive are not experienced in a cold and dispassionate way, but rather they automatically produce an emotional imprint.

5. Watching adult videos

Currently, about 12% of the websites that exist on the Internet are related to pornography.. They are visited monthly by some 72 million users, mostly young men, although one-third of the visits to these sites sites are made by women. There is no doubt that with the generalization of the use of the network of networks, this type of content has become a daily occurrence for many people.

6. Not taking control of the situation

There are situations in which we feel that no one notices our presence despite being accompanied. For example, when a few meters away from where we are there is someone who needs help and there are many people who, due to their proximity, could offer help.

What happens then is known as the bystander effect: as the number of people nearby increases, the chances of someone intervening decrease..