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Why forced vulnerability feels like violence

I keep getting notes from other comedians to be more vulnerable on stage but every time I try to be real up there I feel like I'm dying inside.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're being asked to perform emotional nakedness on demand, which contradicts the very authenticity it's supposed to create.

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