Never Suppress Being Your Authentic Self

Because you’ll pay a big price for it as will others, even if they have no conscious awareness of it

Authentic Art
3 min readApr 23, 2023
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That’s my first thing in the morning insight.

I’m sick and tired of being afraid of being me.

All because I have this warped perception that I need to be perfect.

That I need everyone to be happy with me.

That god forbid I offend somebody.

That god forbid I come across awkward and embarrass myself.

Do you have any freaking idea how much anxiety that causes me? How much suffering?

All unnecessary.

I am a gift to the world. Not every aspect of me. Yes, sometimes I can be a pain in the ass.

Annoying because I tend to repeat myself. Although I have a legitimate excuse, as I’ve been diagnosed as having memory issues, haha, and true.

I also have an annoying quality of cutting people off in conversation. Mostly due to anxiety about getting in what I have to say.

Does that make me the worst person in the world, deserved of self-condemnation? I hardly think so.

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Authentic Art
Authentic Art

Written by Authentic Art

Top writer in self-growth and inner child. I love to write because it gets me in touch with myself. Hopefully, it’s also helpful to others. So far, so good!

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