- disinhibition is a neutral term; freed of peer expectations experienced in physical spaces, people may find themselves: - being kinder - being generous - exploring their sexuality and gender identity - being more open - being more honest - being less honest - being less kind - We categorise the causes of these disinhibitions in the following ways: - individual differences - attenuated status and authority - dissociative imagination - dissociative anonymity - solipsistic introjection - asynchronicity - invisibility