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minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoI’ve gotten a lot better about it over the years, but this is good advice for anyone still in the situation.
minus-squarenomous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoYeah I think it’s something a lot of us do. Masking is definitely a skill that can be developed. I don’t even think of it as a negative thing really, it’s just knowing your audience and trying to relate on a similar level.
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoUntil your entire personality is just masking. Took me a while to unlearn that one.
I’ve gotten a lot better about it over the years, but this is good advice for anyone still in the situation.
Yeah I think it’s something a lot of us do.
Masking is definitely a skill that can be developed. I don’t even think of it as a negative thing really, it’s just knowing your audience and trying to relate on a similar level.
Until your entire personality is just masking.
Took me a while to unlearn that one.