Fear Of Being Authentic

What stops you from being authentic? From taking a risk and sharing who you really are with someone? We’ve all taken those risks. Sometimes it works. Sometimes we end up feeling isolated and alone. Judging ourselves keeps us quiet. We all navigate this nuanced complexity of speaking out, being vulnerable and protecting ourselves. We speak up. It may not be welcome. We are relatively skillful or we lose it. The truth is on the table. It has been said. It works out in a satisfactory way. It falls apart. People are mad. There are many possible outcomes. The bottom line is that we have spoken our truth. We don’t speak our truth. We don’t know how it would have worked out if we had expressed ourselves.We walk away feeling we betrayed ourselves. We shame ourselves for giving in to our fear. Connection and the risk of disconnection is high stakes. Our most important relationship, the person we must impress the most, is ourself. The person we must get to know most is ourself.