Invisible scars: How Your Beliefs Change the Way You See Yourself

How much can the way we believe others see us change the way we behave?

In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we explore the Scar Experiment — a fascinating demonstration of how our beliefs about other people’s perceptions can shape our own behaviour. We look at how expecting to be judged or treated differently can influence the way we interact with the world.

But what happens when the way we think others see us begins to shape who we become? Discover how our expectations can affect our confidence, actions, and experiences — and why believing we’re less capable can hold us back, while believing in our abilities can help us move forward.

Studies and links

• Invisible Scars | Psychology today
• Perceptions of the Impact of Negatively Valued Physical Characteristics on Social Interaction | Robert E. Kleck and Angelo Strenta | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Research gate