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When being the comic relief becomes isolation

I am the person everyone calls when they need cheering up but when I am sad I have no idea who to call because I have never let anyone see me without the costume.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The habitual role of emotional caretaker through humor creates a one-way intimacy that leaves the giver fundamentally alone.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The sacred clown?”

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