Do you feel comfortable being your true self around most people?

[Extraterrestrial1999]

Yeah

Nah

[Still-alive]

yes. this was a very important lesson i had to learn the hard way in life. for a long time i would hide my true self at times because i wanted to either fit in or make people happy but then i realized how much of a fools errand that is. no matter what you do or how well intentioned you are there will always be someone somewhere who won't like you. with that in mind its important to just be the most authentic you that you can be and whoever hates you for it so be it. they were likely never really your friend anyways is how i take it now. I take criticisms of course especially from those closest to me to know me well enough but for the most part if a person doesn't like who i am or how i live my life then tough shit.

[SteveSmith1985]

Yes I do. On the odd occasions I don't feel that way, I feel it acutely.

I am super uncomfortable, specifically because I don't feel like I can be myself... and I don't know what to even do with that.

[Simslover92]

My true self is pretty boring so yeah. I don't filter much because it's not much filtering that is there for me.

[Nikki1989]

I have the professional me at work and the other me while at home or with friends.

[NathanDavis]

all people, yes...

has not been an issue

[TheSmellOfVictoria]

I'm always myself, that's why I leave a bad first impression. People don't start to like me until our 3rd, maybe 4th interaction.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Though being on the spectrum, it gets a little more difficult at times.

[IslaTheWitch]

I'm my true self...

[jahaims]

I am comfortable but it's usually not worth having to deal with the reaction

[Jennz6]

I can’t pretend to be someone I’m not