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Originally Posted by annoyedgrunt84
The persona I try to project is confident and assertive, the person I am on the inside is insufferably whiny and self-pitying. Fixing him feels like a completely insurmountable task.  |
I know someone like that. Really tough and mean but totally soft and afraid on the inside. Many people are like that.
I don't know if you have a PD or not, but if you do, know that it takes a while to alter personality and it's not just therapy or meds, or therapy AND meds. It's life experience, time, trauma, adaptation, new responsibilities, etc. that in conjunction with therapy usually does the trick.
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