I don't know if you will believe how hard this was for me. I had been trying to do this exercise for maybe a week before I posted it, and I just about have it filled in now (except for one question). I'm going to try posting it now. Reading your answers has helped me. Some of yours are the same as mine (and I had mine written down, so I'm not copying), and some of them just helped me to know what to think about so that I could fill in those sentences.

Who I Really Am

I am ... gentle, quiet, and scared.
The main thing about me is ... needing to be worth something (and not feeling like I am, so I keep needing outside appreciation because I can't appreciate myself).

I always... mean well.
I feel most like me when ... I can create something.

What I like most about a person is ... genuine caring.

I will be ... okay?
I get angry when ... I feel misunderstood and unheard and invalidated.
I feel happiest when ... I do something right.

I believe in ... God.
One thing I want to accomplish is ... find the answers.

What I like most about myself is ... creativity. I'm even creative in my destructiveness.

I hate it when ... I goof up, especially when someone notices.
I was ... a failue.
I feel least like me when ... I find out that I have hurt somebody, without meaning to - I never mean to.

If you really knew me ... you could see how fragile I am inside, and how easily hurt. You would know that I never want to hurt anybody. Maybe you would hate me.
I feel weakest when ... people notice my shortcomings.
When I feel angry I ... want to destroy myself.
On a rainy day I like to ... curl up with a warm blanket and a book, or a project.

I feel good when I remember ... being appreciated.

When I'm alone I feel ... peaceful, like finally I can breath, or lost, depending on whether I needed time to myself or needed a connection to another person.
Most of all I really want ... to be worth something.
I was the type of child who ... tried to be good.
One thing I'd like to change about myself is ... avoiding everything and being afraid of everything.

I feel strongest when ... I can help someone.
On a beautiful day I like to ... be outside - pet the animals, go for a walk, or ride my bike.
My favorite passtime is ... music - singing, playing instruments, or maybe other arts - creating something.
When I feel happy, I like to ... sing.
If my relationship with __Angela___ were to end, ... I would cry.

My Child Within is ... very fragile and scared, and also sensitive.

Who I Pretend To Be

I pretend to be ... strong and confident.

Most people don't know that I ... am generlly self-destructive.

I give the impression of ... being calm, collected, patient, and having it all together.

The mask I wear is ... competence.

On the surface I am ... bullet proof.

The game I play is ... being a victim.

I hide behind ... various life roles and my collection of psychopathologies.

I wear makeup because ... actually, I wear very little makeup or sometimes none.

The clothes I wear indicate ... my need to blend in - I wear mostly neutral colors, but I need to blend in in an unconventional way. My favorite clothes are unique, often because I made them.

The car I drive shows that ... nothing - it's just what I have. Oh, but it is small and efficient, and that is what I like about it. I want to be small and efficient too.

My job or profession shows others that ... I can do something worthwhile.

The real me hides under ... an outer shell called my competent self.

How long I've been pretending is ... at least since I was nine.

How often I pretend is ... most of the time (almost all the time).