2006-10-05 09:00:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Aren't we all pretty much pretending to be someone we're not anyway?
2006-10-05 09:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by jbtascam 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hate is a pretty strong word but I'd rather be myself although at times I'm not always relaxed enough to do that.
Sometimes I feel phony because I'm hiding behind a mask (which I hate doing) so I'll feel more comfortable with the crowd I'm in or whatever the situation may be.So I guess I'm being a bit of both.
2006-10-05 09:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by tea cup 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The question as phrased is asking whether or not one can live a lie with another or others successfully? I do not believe this is possible except if the one living a lie is a sociopath, and in Clinical_Denial regarding his/her actual disposition.
The reason is that denial of oneself always generates resentment, even if one represses such resentment, it builds until one can no longer deny it, and it erupts in often quire harmful actions.... probably resulting in a hatred on the part of those being deceived. Now that is ironic.
Peace
2006-10-05 09:13:32 · answer #3 · answered by docjp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather be myself and hope for the best. You can fool some people but you can never fool yourself and living a lie is like carrying a large weight through life. It doesn't mean that you can't change and try out different experiences though.
2006-10-05 10:16:26 · answer #4 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would rather be hated for being myself, however, my true self is the type of guy who pretends to be someone I'm not. This inevitably leads to me getting loved, which makes me want to pretend to be the kind of guy who keeps it real.
2006-10-05 09:06:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither. No one wants to be hated for being themselves, though it does happen. Only the extremely needy, or insecure soul would pretend to be someone else in order to be loved.
2006-10-05 09:17:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well at least if I was pretending I could always go back to being myself... I would never pretend to be someone I'm not, though..
I really wouldn't want to be hated for being myself. :[
2006-10-05 09:04:15 · answer #7 · answered by daisyoflife 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd much rather be hated for being myself. First of all, hate and love are very similar emotions (apathy is the opposite of both). Second, read Nietzsche.
2006-10-05 09:07:29 · answer #8 · answered by Bryan Z 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You only live once so you have to be true to yourself and be yourself. But, I wonder why being yourself brings out hatred in others? Being yourself does not give you license to deliberately hurt people. I'm not saying you are, but your question seems to say that. Be yourself but be kind to others. If you aren't, you will reap what you sew. Mean in. Mean out!
2006-10-05 09:04:13 · answer #9 · answered by fried_twinkie1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, Pleeeese hate me for the honesty that I smother you in! That way we won't fall in love & I won't have to take care of someone else's problems! Honestly, I don't give a rat's as*s what anyone thinks. I just care that when they speak, they get it right OR shut the fu*k up!
2006-10-05 09:09:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hated 4 being Me.
Honesty's always best.
& U can join the queue.
2006-10-05 09:03:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋