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What if I was so completely honest and wildly unfiltered? What the **** would happen? I might just make myself laugh. I might make someone cry. I avoid honesty because of fear. I fear offending. I fear openly judging. I fear making others uncomfortable. I fear being a burden. I fear being too much. I fear being misunderstood. I fear not being chosen. I fear people not liking me. I fear people being mad at me. I fear people feeling disappointed in me. I fear being disappointed with myself. Paradoxically, I am disappointed with myself for being dishonest. Dishonest with myself. Dishonest wearing masks. Dishonest saying I’m okay, when I am not okay. What if I was honest? What if I offended, judged, made someone uncomfortable, was a burden, too much, misunderstood, not chosen, disliked? Then what? Maybe I would find out who I am without the masks. Maybe I would be a little lonely and lose some friends. Maybe I would find out who stays when I am fully me. Maybe I would be proud of myself.
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Apr 14
Apr 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM UTC
what if
What if I was so completely honest and wildly unfiltered? What the **** would happen? I might just make myself laugh. I might make someone cry. I avoid honesty because of fear. I fear offending. I fear openly judging. I fear making others uncomfortable. I fear being a burden. I fear being too much. I fear being misunderstood. I fear not being chosen. I fear people not liking me. I fear people being mad at me. I fear people feeling disappointed in me. I fear being disappointed with myself. Paradoxically, I am disappointed with myself for being dishonest. Dishonest with myself. Dishonest wearing masks. Dishonest saying I’m okay, when I am not okay. What if I was honest? What if I offended, judged, made someone uncomfortable, was a burden, too much, misunderstood, not chosen, disliked? Then what? Maybe I would find out who I am without the masks. Maybe I would be a little lonely and lose some friends. Maybe I would find out who stays when I am fully me. Maybe I would be proud of myself.
UnfilteredHonesty
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UnfilteredHonesty
23/F/MI
Apr 14
Apr 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM UTC
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