Home/Self & Identity/Personality masking/ThoughtYou know that feeling when you're just... tired of being the person everyone expects you to be?personality maskingsocial exhaustionpeople pleasingShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooYou know that feeling when you're trying so hard to be the person everyone expects you to be, especially in a town this small where your boss is also your neighbor and your third-grade teacher is the… …personality maskingSometimes you just feel this physical pressure behind your eyes from being the person everyone expects you to be... …personality maskinga character in a movie that someone else is writing? …identity confusionYou know that feeling when you're standing in a room and everyone is looking at you like you're the anchor, but inside you're just... …emotional numbnessRelated Themes"Am I Normal?" Aging AnxietyAge-inappropriate interestsBody image strugglesIdentity confusionPast self embarrassment