Because I know the truth. I don't want to live a lie in front of people. What they 'see' is not what I really am on the inside. It is just an act that I put on.

Does this help me? No, it probably does not. I hate being a hypocrite. That word is just burned in my brain. Maybe because of a past religion I was in. It was either their way, their beliefs, or you were wrong. You were going to hell! I am so glad that I am out of that religion. I never felt that I could live up to their standards. I always felt that I was living a lie. Trying to 'look the part' on the outside, but knowing all the while that I did not really believe it on the inside.