...or are there things standing in the way of you being your true self (i.e. money / health / age / other people / lack of opportunities etc.)?
207284
unfortunately no... but im working on myself :]
676789
My real friends accept me for who I am and also don't let me cut them out of my life so easily.  You find out who your real friends are even when life changes (moving away, new job, new school, bad breakups, etc).  They've been there for me through it all and I hope I've done the same for them.  These are the people you can count on when life seems to be going the other way.  Yea, there are times when they aren't perfect, but are you? No one is and you only try your best.
109548
I think it's best to be as close to being yourself as you can all of the time. That way you will know who really likes you right off the bat.
163504
do you believe yourself?
62335
YEAH, AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE I LIVE IN MY OWN WORLD SORROUNDED BY CLONES OF MYSELF...IM QUITE A THINKER YOU KNOW! VERY QURIOUS ABOUT GOD'S CREATIONS, AT TIMES I'D ASK MYSELF IS IT CRAZY TO QUESTION SOME OF THE STUFF AROUND...I THINK IM LOOSING IT NOW...
426151
Living the rest of my life saying "if only.."  \n\nEverybody makes mistakes, you can say you don't all you want but you do.  It's part of life to do it.  I believe if you're going around all your life saying what if then you're going to miss out on a lot of stuff.  Saying what if you won't grow, you won't achieve nothing.  \n\n"what if I get the money to open my own cafe?"  In stead of asking yourself "what if" you could actually be doing that and not wasting time wondering if you could.  So, it may not work out, but you tried something new.  \n\nSo, I'm still hooked to living the rest of your life saying "if only..."
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I live in both worlds, I'm just trying to make a living and master self discipline before i venture out.  Most things are never as they seem.  Have you find the way out yet? I think the easiest way out is to acknowledge that you are in the Matrix.\n\n\n Artist :)
298625
. . . I am in deep denial about my own responsibilities toward creating, maintaining and evaluating my own life.  I choose to believe that outside forces control me, rather than that I choose the vast majority of my own destiny.  I have so far refused to face this responsibility.  I need to understand that while I can't always control the things that happen to me and around me, I always have the power to control my own reactions and thoughts.
490254
No.. sometimes I may not feel as attractive as others but I try to stay in shape, eat healthy and keep my self esteem up - otherwise everything in  life gets tough - when you don't feel good about yourself, it seems like everything just starts to go wrong on those days so I try to feel good and keep my head up even if sometimes I may not feel my best.\n\n:o)
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I've lived through a lot of hard times and abuse, more than most people do . Have had to struggle to pull my self up out of bad situations\nwith two small children under tow , but everything that happens in our lives happens for a reason and I wouldn't change anything that happened because it has molded who I am . Today I am stronger for having to live that way .
562127
been into that situation. i can relate. well. that was a long time ago. letting go of sumnbody is the craziest thing that i did, i regretted. But i also think it the only way to assess myself and know my true self.\n\nthere will always be trade offs.
292071
Important thing is how you feel about yourself.
160974
EVERYONE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF FREAK IN THEM ... AND WHO CARES CAUSE IF YOU ARE HAPPY JUST BEING YOURSELF THEM NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. DON'T LET SOCIETY BRING YOU DOWN FOR BEING YOU!!!
410259
I adore myself-isn't that enough?
303820
I think it has a lot to do with unreal expectations that we as people can put on ourselves, others, and on situations. When we are young, we are emerging as people so it is understandable to be insecure. But as I got older, I was able to gradually accept who I was and no longer had to try to fill the role of some fantasy character that I imagined that I could be. I just learned to let me be, let them be, and to let things be. And now I am happy.
398350
yes, it is possible if you allow that to yourself...\n\nyou better love yourself more than anyone else
293970
I agree. No higher power will show you who you really are, what your purpose is. To do that you must look inward. So yeah, I completely agree