These patterns can control every aspect of our lives; work, relationships, friendships, career, self-esteem. The groupthink phenomenon: your work lifeThis psychological phenomenon is one that can really trip us up in our work lives. It might create feelings of anxiety or worry, or an old pattern of people-pleasing tendencies to help you feel safe emotionally? The online disinhibition effect does exactly what it says on the tin; it makes us say things that we would never ever say in real life. This phenomenon can actually damage our self-esteem; what we think and believe about ourselves.