Do you feel like you’re wearing a mask? Like you’re trying to be or do or create something (a relationship, a business, a career, a life) that isn’t really truly you? If you answered yes to either or both questions, you’re not alone. The truth is, everyone does this to some degree. But if you’ve ever experienced abuse, this false self phenomenon gets amplified. You create a false self to hide the wrongness of you; to protect the truth of you; and to try and fit in and be loved and be liked and at the very least not be rejected.
Up until now you may have felt like this was all you know
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