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I am a noticeably different person around my family versus my friends versus my colleagues
Social identity theory explains this as code-switching — adapting communication style, vocabulary, and even personality traits to fit the expectations and norms of different social groups. Far from being dishonest, it is a sophisticated social skill. The question is which version, if any, is the real self.
Have you ever done this?
Be honest — have you ever done this?
Related fact
Sociologist Erving Goffman described social life as a theatrical performance in his 1959 work The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life — the idea that we present different faces to different audiences is not a flaw but the mechanism of social participation.