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How unconscious code-switching can erode sense of self

I realized I've been unconsciously mimicking my white colleagues' mannerisms in meetings and I feel like I'm disappearing myself piece by piece.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adaptive behaviors can become so automatic that they operate below conscious awareness, gradually alienating us from ourselves.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Code-switching and double consciousness?”

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