Might any of those Peter Pan Syndrome behaviors apply to you? If so, is it a wake-up call? Or do you want to accept that you just don't care enough about career success to make the now usually-required effort? read more
Peter pan syndrome was defined by psychologist Dan Kiley, in 1983. According to him, in every Peter Pan there is a shadow of a “Wendy”. Thus, he also used the term “Wendy Syndrome” for those women who act behind their partners and friends as a motherly figure. read more
Neither “the Peter Pan syndrome” nor “real” are defined, so it’s a matter of opinion. The first is I believe one more pop culture phrase, which means any number of things to any number of people, but names a figure who could not become an adult. “Real” seems to mean an accepted psychological diagnosis. read more