This has bothered me for awhile, and I'd like some opinions on it. Most of the time we try to show people our positive traits, and we try our best to hide our negative traits, particularly when we're looking for a job or when we're meeting a potential romantic partner. Mary Lambert's song Secrets explains it pretty well. But the problem is that while some negative traits may be endearing, others will scare people away. In Mary Lambert's song, she's afraid afraid of the dentist, which may be charming in some ways, but she also has bipolar disorder, which is going to be a big turnoff to potential employers and romantic partners.
So what do you do with your negative traits? If you have anxiety, depression, moodiness, chronic lateness, poor time management, anger issues, etc., are you upfront with people about them or do you try to hide them?
So what do you do with your negative traits? If you have anxiety, depression, moodiness, chronic lateness, poor time management, anger issues, etc., are you upfront with people about them or do you try to hide them?
