I dislike myself. Quite a lot. I'm too self-analytical and I concentrate on my flaws. I'd be hard pressed to tell you a good thing about myself.
I loved this simile, it was brilliantThe_ModeRazor said:Certainly very good for bruising other peoples' ego and making them laugh at the same time.
It's like getting hit in the face with a very delicious cookie.
I put on this mask to save myself from death, literally. Where I grew up being optimistic, immature, and/or gay marked you for death by your peers. I would be beaten on a daily basis, each day coming home with a new bruise or cut and the school would do nothing because "Jude's the one who starts the fights". I never started a fight, I defended myself from attack. Home was no refuge for me either. My mother is hard-core Catholic and anything out of the ordinary was wrong. At home the abuse turned to verbal as my mother and sister tore holes in me for being who I was.CuddlyCombine said:Not to poke too deeply, but do you put up this mask because you feel you have to?Pifflestick said:I'm an optimistic childish gay man who disguises himself as a pessimistic mature straight man. I pretend to be a strong, willful person who takes orders from no-one when on the inside I'm a submissive, loyal person who would rather be someones pet than be on my own.
Personally, I feel very free when I'm being myself; others may judge me, but I know that I'm at least giving them respect by affording them the courtesy of being honest. I was terrified of letting down my mask a few years back, but after a lot of thought I gave it up, and I've been pretty content since.
Vampires, yech!jdbuck said:So vampire or my new best friend?skyfire_freckles said:I suck. Nightly.