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When professional identity feels like an empty mask

I'm a teacher and I love my students but lately I feel like I'm just playing a role and there's nobody real behind the performance.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sustained role-playing in work or relationships can trigger awareness of the constructed nature of personality, leading to depersonalization.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with No-self and identity in Buddhist thought?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.