What fascinates me is that we rarely build just one mask. We build layers of them, each adapted to a different environment, until we forget which one was originally meant to protect us and which one has simply become habit.
The turning point isn't tearing the mask off overnight. It's becoming curious enough to ask: *Who would I be if I no longer needed this version of myself to stay safe?*
That question alone can begin changing the nervous system.
What fascinates me is that we rarely build just one mask. We build layers of them, each adapted to a different environment, until we forget which one was originally meant to protect us and which one has simply become habit.
The turning point isn't tearing the mask off overnight. It's becoming curious enough to ask: *Who would I be if I no longer needed this version of myself to stay safe?*
That question alone can begin changing the nervous system.
Yes.... exactly
Really can relate . Also the 6 masks we all wear from time to time . Very true
Yes. Of course there are infinite ways we cope... these seem to be the big ones though