Home/Self & Identity/Personality masking/ThoughtI think maybe I’m just... tired of the pretense.personality maskingsocial exhaustionworkplace pretenseShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI think maybe I’ve spent too much of my life pretending to be someone I’m not, and now that I’m sixty-two, it’s starting to feel kind of heavy, I guess.personality maskingI guess I should be worried but I’m mostly just... …emotional numbnesstired of being the person everyone expects you to be? …personality maskingI think maybe I’m experiencing a sort of...emotional numbnessRelated Themes"Am I Normal?" Aging AnxietyAge-inappropriate interestsBody image strugglesIdentity confusionPast self embarrassment