When did you realize you weren't quite like everybody else? (lemm.ee)

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[-] blackbrook@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I relate to this too, and I think I've figured out why. I've spent most of my life cultivating a normal impersonation. This has made me sensitive to what is not normal, and even judgemental of it. The problem is you can only keep up a normal-impersonation for so long, and it can be exhausting.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I developed a sort of "chameleon" skill. I start with pleasantries, let the person talk for a bit, get an idea of what THIS person is like, and then I just act like whatever they want me to be.

It helped me do alright for myself in sales, but it REALLY IS exhausting.

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