I believe that they're trying to hide a part of themselves because they don't want others to reject them. Don't worry, I'm sure we've all been there. We pretend to agree with what our society tells us so we can gain acceptance. I have found myself doing that and I have found myself sacrificing a part of me to be in the in-group. Now that I have talked to someone about this, they're like,"You know what, if you have to give up a part of yourself in order to be someone else, then those people are really not your friends." Yeah, it was about friendship. I realized I wasn't making enough friends, so i was like, why not fake it til you make it instead? If you think i'm a coward, then there you have it. Friendships haven't always been easy for me, so how can I not try to find ways to ease my loneliness? However, I have never brought others "so they don't have to accept the fact that they have a problem." I never hurt anyone. In fact, I never confessed to them that that's how I truly felt about it.Still in the end, I did not avail much.