Posted by Aphrodite on August 21, 2004, at 12:24:16
In reply to What is the point of being genuine?, posted by Dinah on August 21, 2004, at 10:34:18
I too have created a facade called Aphrodite who interfaces very well with the world. I am well-liked from a distance, and this fake me has circumvented a lot of pain. Unfortunately, it has also cost me any deep, personal connections, but I try to suppress that reality and ignore it.
I think that to be genuine, you have to have found your place and your people. I have not found that, so being genuine is not safe. The facade is self-protective. However, I have not lost all hope that someday I will be in the right environment to actually breathe comfortably and expose my true self, the good and the bad, and to be able to accept the same from others.
The key is kindred spirits. There are some here on Babble, don't you think?
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