These four boxes represent all that can be known about you. Your open self contains all the information that you reveal to others , such as your appearance , age , gender , name and so on. Your Hidden self contains all that you know about. yourself and choose not to reveal , such as your worst fears , misdeeds , obvious to others but unknown by you , such as your bad breath or rapid blinking when you’re nervous. The unknown self contains every thing that neither you nor others are aware of , such as forgotten childhood experiences or repressed memories of trauma.