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When being the funny person becomes a prison

Everyone at work thinks I'm the fun one because I make jokes all day but inside I feel like I'm performing happiness and I don't know who I actually am anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your authentic self has been buried under layers of social performance designed to manage other people's comfort.

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Worth thinking about

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