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Hey fellow lemmings how many of you suffer from spotlight effect and what are some things you did or felt due to this ? (feddit.ch)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_effect

for people who don't know what spotlight effect is.

EDIT : People seem to tgink that i need help with this so i wanna make it clear i do not have spotlight effect . I just want to know for no reason.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Huh. Nothing to add regarding your question, but I’d always heard this called ‘Main Character Syndrome’. But it looks like ‘Spotlight Effect’ existed long before…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If I’m honest, I like ’Main Character Syndrome’ better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Main Character Syndrome isn't the same thing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh good! I was worrying I was going to have to give it up.

So what am I missing differences-wise?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah it has a lot of differnces