We all have masks right? Or at least I would like to think I am not the only one. I was always eluded to the fact that during my sessions with my therapist when I was telling her of my tales of horror and pain that I was sitting there with a smile on my face. This always puzzled the hell out of her..it always puzzled the hell out of everyone that knew me. Half the time I never even realized I was doing it..it was my mask..my way of defending of the world around me..my way of trying to fake everyone out..by letting them see my smile they thought..everything must be okay..although inside I was screaming..and for a very long time this worked perfectly..another mask I always had was that people saw me as being quite the little sweet and innocent child..and I played it well..when in fact I was really quite wreckless and wild..My point is..all of us have masks..or again..I would like to believe I am not the only one..and I am curious as to what some of yours might have or might still be..if you wouldn't mind sharing with us..I don't believe masks are a bad thing..I think they simply protect a part of us that we are just too vulnerable to open up to the rest of the world.