Does anyone in your life know the real you?
66 RESPONSES // asked by Cherryheart - around 2 months ago
We all wear masks and it is difficult to let down your guard and share yourself completely. Is there anyone in your live who knows you without the mask?
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When with others, I tend to reflect their energy and personalities more than my own unless I am very close with them. But even the few friends who I am the most comfortable with do not know the other side of me. Everybody sees a confident young woman with every intention of doing the right thing. Sometimes that isn't the case and I just feel like I am a complete failure. There are some parts and secrets buried so deep inside of me, there is no chance of them ever resurfacing.
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No, I am a very private person and dont share alot with many people, however i have experienced that everytime i trust someone enough to share they use it their advantage. So I guess no, i always wanted to find someone who truly know me but now im accepting that may never happen.
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my sister. we r really good friends, closer than most siblings are to each other... we've been through a lot so yea i know her and she knows me pretty well too.
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It's so funny I came across this question because I realized that the one person that truly knew me, just recently walked out. I'm a very private person and I can say that my public person is a far cry from the person that I am when I'm in my comfort zone. So I guess the answer is right now, no.
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i feel like i act like the person next to me, like there is no real me. Is that normal? Is that bad?
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There are only two people who actually know my inner secrets. They're not my parents nor a boyfriend. One is a harpist, and the other is a ballerina. Both I had known for, at least, two years before I told them everything. I always try to give people a true impression of who I am, but some people are just not comfortable with talking about some of the more negative things in life. So, I wait to see how sensitive the person is and if they can handle negative things about a person's life before I go spilling the beans on everything.
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No. I have never been comfortable enough to share the whole me with anyone! I am sure it has to do with my own insecurities about myself. I am an overachieving caretaker of all others in my life. I am this person because of who I am inside...if I am taking care of others it keeps them from really knowing me. Then I get mad about it (mad at myself) but take it out on others.
No. I have never been comfortable enough to share the whole me with anyone! I am sure it has to do with my own insecurities about myself. I am an overachieving caretaker of all others in my life. I am this person because of who I am inside...if I am taking care of others it keeps them from really knowing me. Then I get mad about it (mad at myself) but take it out on others.
I am deliberately focusing on how to change that right now as it has become a crossroad in my marriage. God has been speaking to me through several avenues of people in my life, near and far. I am trying to be still and listen to what He is saying to me. Maybe others out there can relate or offer advice? Thanks!
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Only God...as far as people, No. We're always evolving so its difficult to have anyone know the real you....sometimes we don't even know.
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My best friends knows me without the mask...but even if I try to be true with them sometimes it's difficylt to leave appear the real you. Happy new year Y'all!
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My best friend knows the most, I'd say. But even I don't know everything... It's fun finding out.
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I try not to wear a mask because I am afraid that if I drop it I will be a huge disappointment. That doesn`t take away the fact that I do brush up on my blemishes- but hey, no-one likes to expound on their weaknesses, right?
I try not to wear a mask because I am afraid that if I drop it I will be a huge disappointment. That doesn`t take away the fact that I do brush up on my blemishes- but hey, no-one likes to expound on their weaknesses, right?
Still, the other day, there was this guy and he told me he was not afraid of my dark corners, and he would hug me all through. Would he?
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Personally, I can only think of one person who truly knows me. Surprisingly this is not my mother or father, but one of my best friends. And I honestly don't think he even knows it. I don't think I've ever let myself truly let go with any other person, and despite that this is obviously one sided, it honestly has never let me feel more free. I think for some people that there is always the persona kept just simply for them, but I believe when you find that person you can just completely and inexplicably be naked in front of (whether that be a spouse, a lover, a best friend, a sibling, or a parent) the mask will evaporate to a point where you didn't even know it existed. You'll ultimately share your truest self with someone and hopefully, they'll share theirs with you too.
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I think people that love you know the real you, but the only person that will never fully understand the full you is yourself. Im just an open book as anybody else out there & im always learning something new about myself. whether it were a talent or an interest:) im a new soul.<3
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I don't believe even the person or persons you feel are closest to you, can really know the "real you". There is always something in everyone that is only for themselves.
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There are a couple that are close, but I don't think anybody really knows the real me. That is something I am trying to work on though. I think that once you start really truly being yourself, that is when you will start to really connect with people who matter to you.
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I'd say a lot of people to know the real me. And by the real me I mean, I can act however I want to...say whatever I want to....look however I want...That is what I consider the real me. I'd say that I become not the real me when around new people and around my boss :) They don't get to know the real me...just yet.
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