Having an alter ego can reduce anxiety, benefit confidence: research

Re:Having an alter ego can reduce anxiety, benefit confidenc... by kube-system on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @12:41PM (#24200883)

Some people don't use any part of their legal names at all with their friends and family.

I used to have some extended family who all went by nicknames unrelated to their legal names. It was a cultural thing.

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Re:Having an alter ego can reduce anxiety, benefit confidenc... by copperx on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:52AM (#24208748)

That partly explains a perplexing issue I have with my students.

For example, let's say a student named Fred Smith emails me, but then signs his name as "Alex Harrison." And his self-selected email address is [email protected]. I'm not sure if it's a trend or a culture thing to use multiple names and last names, but it gets a bit confusing at times.

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Re:Having an alter ego can reduce anxiety, benefit confidenc... by ironic_ali on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:38AM (#24209346)

Same here. Its fairly common in the north east of England and parts of Scotland to be known by your nickname.

Both my sons have a couple of nicknames each, which come out depending on the situation. They're 3 & 6 now and are both called wee man by way of greeting. The youngest is now getting called Mac because his nickname is MacMonkey McBean. Names evolve over time.

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