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I admit I have a lot of emotional baggage swimming around in my head. I believe from the outside image (my face, body) people are not able to tell if I am troubled. It is only when I open up and start talking.

Now my first question is how do I mask myself better?

Okay I believe I have a lot of negative traits that I THINK I have. I wrote them down in a notebook and I am really disgusted with myself. But when I look in the mirror I am very pleased with my image. I really like the person staring back at me. So is it possible that if I like the image staring back at me in the mirror, all of the bad traits that I THINK I have really is the traits I posses?

This question is very deep.

2007-10-17 18:05:07 · 13 answers · asked by The New Guy 2 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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Just the fact that you're able to formulate and ask the question makes me think that you're nowhere -near- as badly screwed up as you might believe you are. But the real question is........
What does the guy in the mirror think of -you- ? ☺

Doug

2007-10-17 18:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 4 0

Do not mask yourself at all in order to be totally honest with yourself. For as long as you are honest with yourself you are more able to be honest with other people and less hypocritical.

You cannot escape the person you are no matter the distance or the surroundings. On that premise you now have the rest of your life on which to improve yourself. If you are a believer ask God to help you by letting him into your life to change you. If you are not go ahead and work on improving yourself say for one week, or month. Until you are stronger by doing the trait less or not at all. Repeat the same method of self help for all your other bad traits. But all the while that you are improving. When you look in the mirror as someone who is the same both outside physically and inside spiritually or psychologically.

Best wishes.

2007-10-17 20:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0 0

When you (try to ) mask yourself you are telling yourself you are not worthwhile . You carry around this mask even when your negative traits are not affecting your behavior . Therfore it is a waste of effort and energy to mask yourself . On the otherhand if you accept yourself as you are , you can use the energy to change those traits you sincerely don't like . Then instead of wearing a mask to hide what you are ashamed of , you can walk around being proud of your self that you are trying to be a better person in your own eyes .
For example it is better for an alcoholic to walk proud for having given up drinking for 3 1/2 days than to go around pretending he doesn't have an alcohol problem .

2007-10-17 18:32:56 · answer #3 · answered by allure45connie 4 · 0 0

Everyone person possesses 2 character-one he actually has n the other is he thinks he has ,u r dealing with the second one,u r trying to hide ur true self with a mask.remember this that no body is perfect n everyone has their share of shortcomings, some live with them n some try to overpower them.Just b urself n try to have ur own unique identity with the shortcomings n ppl will accept u as u r. Wearing a mask wud only mean u r trying to fool urself coz u r presenting a different identity n u actually know that it is not ur true self.Be bold n face the challenges in life n everything will fall in place
Cheers

2007-10-17 18:44:26 · answer #4 · answered by Aqua 3 · 0 0

Throw away the mask. Why do you want to mask your face? It is obvious people don't understand. People don't understand even if you DON'T mask your face. And you want to improve the mask!

Friend, just be yourself. The world won't understand anyway. YOU don't understand yourself to start with. What to say of the world understanding you?

And throwing the mask, let alone improving it, won't work. Not even going to the limit and growing a beard will - I mean, throwing the mirror too! But it is the most you can do.

2007-10-17 18:37:13 · answer #5 · answered by shades of Bruno 5 · 0 0

Whatever passes through your mind does not belong to you unless you impose it upon you. Suppose I see a beautiful girl and thought crosses my mind that she is beautiful and worth loving but if I do not entertain this thought and know that this is just a thought created by the stimuli before me then it does not belong to me. Trouble starts when we mix thought process with our own self when these two are separate entities.

2007-10-17 18:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by ashok 4 · 0 0

Your looking at the body not the soul or mind. You have to look at all the bad traits and realize them, while your doing them. If something is wrong don't try to cover it or reject it. Let it be known.

2007-10-17 18:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by mustard 4 · 1 0

whatever these traits are they can be rid off .
replace each trait with it's positive
form new habits
don't hide who you are recognise yourself and be open to all
this will seem to take a long time but it will be worth it
email me if you need more

2007-10-17 22:16:30 · answer #8 · answered by Spsipath 4 · 0 0

I'm sure its possible to like the mask you have on, and not like who you think you are. I'm not really sure how to conceal yourself better. You could take acting classes if you were desperate enough, I'm sure.

2007-10-17 18:10:39 · answer #9 · answered by Don't Do Sadness 4 · 0 0

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2016-10-21 08:37:59 · answer #10 · answered by hodnett 4 · 0 0

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