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When self-deprecating humor becomes self-sabotage

I make the same self-deprecating jokes at every work meeting and everyone laughs but I realize I am just performing my own diminishment over and over.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The protective mask of humor has calcified into a cage that prevents authentic self-expression and genuine connection.

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