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How to be yourself: Why do we care so much about what others think?

Our daily life consists of absorbing unrealistic expectations from the media about how we should be, what our romantic relationships should be, and even what we should be doing between the sheets with our sexual partners. It's no wonder that our social media profiles are mere presentations of who we think we should be and not reflections of who we really are. We are just trying to fit in, be loved, and be accepted by other human beings; we might think that no one would like us for who we really are. So how can we get through all of this and learn to be ourselves?

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I talk a lot about how to be ourselves now that we live in a hyper digital world. These days, our personal relationships are so important to us that doing anything that might threaten those relationships can be very scary. We may already feel lonely and disconnected - why would we want to be ourselves if that could scare people away?

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Revealing our true selves can seem like a huge risk now that we live in a world where everyone is presented as perfect, attractive, and happy online. What if we don't feel like we are any of these things? Will being who we are really scare people? Will everyone suddenly abandon us?

Being yourself can be risky, and it is. There may be people in your life who have fully accepted the idea that being a certain way and presenting a certain image is all that matters. If you start showing your true self, these people may treat you differently, and that's a risk. But if you have to hide who you really are in order to be with these people, you can end up feeling lost, lonely, or even worthless, because you're basically telling yourself that who you really are is not okay. And other people never get to know who you really are, so you don't feel that strongly connected to them either. So instead of letting fear drive our self-expression, we need to learn to accept ourselves, so that we can truly be who we are.

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