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#012 - Why 'faking it till you make it' doesn't work, and what you can do instead

Beyond the Self with Africa Brooke

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Don't Get Good Responses From People When You're Not Being You

You only get good responses from people when you're not actually being yourself. When you're pretending to be some one else, it can feel like self betrayal. It doesn't boost your confidence and also intensifies the presence of your in a critic. And i, on a personal level, know that very well. So it's not allowing me to be vulnerable enough,. Even with the people closest to me, because i'm faking it  that i'm strong"

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