Home/Self & Identity/Personality masking/ThoughtI guess I’m officially a professional at laughing while my internal temperature spikes to approximately 104 degrees.personality maskingsocial exhaustionanger suppressionShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooSeriously, the irony – I'm literally driving a giant metal box, going nowhere fast, and feel like I'm gonna spontaneously combust. …midlife body betrayalI just laughed, a real honest laugh, at some dumb joke in a board meeting, and all I could think about was the sweat on my palms. …anxiety hidingi just— this thing happened today in a board meeting, yeah? …anxiety hidingsat there in the board meeting, laughing along with everyone else at Dave’s dumb joke about supply chains, palms sweating so much I had to casually wipe ‘em on my trousers under the table, feeling… …anxiety hidingRelated Themes"Am I Normal?" Aging AnxietyAge-inappropriate interestsBody image strugglesIdentity confusionPast self embarrassment