The Self
We all live under a veil, wear a mask , or hide behind some screen...
But when we are alone, we say things to ourselves that no one else hears.
The darker recesses of our minds reach the surface.
We tell ourselves the truths we know, or ... want to believe.
We deceive ourselves first before we deceive others.
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This seems like a bad thing, but when it comes to confidence... Is it?
Sometimes we know the truth , but still choose to lie.
It might not be in our words but in our actions.
We make the biggest promises when happy, but will you follow through if you are not?
We can feel so alone in a sea of people , but its because loneliness is not having anyone to identify with you.
There are times, when a world of emotions rushes over me, and I am not able to comprehend or identify them , as if my emotional intelligence is that of a young child.
But remembering that I feel, reminds me that I am alive.
The self I was last year , against who I am now, is the same, the place in my head is familiar but its a different room.
Give the self a chance.
And if needs be, Give it room to change.
Until Next time...
PS these are Notes to future me.
Lovely article it really enlighten me. We should try and be the same person inside and outside. Thank you for this message @fates! "Blessing".
Thanks so much, self transparency is really important .
yeah, that is true.
I need to stop making excuses to myself!
haha dont we all.
So true, I feel that a lot of the time. I've been quite isolated recently, with only myself, that voice, for company. And it's often times not a very kind friend. Often you can be your own worst critic, to the point that you sap all your confidence away. LIe to yourself that you're worthless, or lie to yourself that you're brilliant and realise that you're not. Was it reverse psychology? A trick? Or the truth? It's nice to not be alone with oneself sometimes.
In life,I feel like all is good, and then suddenly I have a realization and it becomes this weight.
But having that weight , taking it on alone, is sometimes a choice. Even when we are not aware that we made it.
I try to be self aware , mostly due to being an over thinker, but being alone seems to cause me to spiral into my own delusions. which is never healthy. So I bounce about in the digital, letting people know that they are not alone.
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