¡Máscaras a mi ya no, que va! (Es/ En)

Mi querido amigo @emiliorios, saludos!, esta es mi participación en tu iniciativa Los Mitos detrás de las Máscaras que Usamos - ¿Qué ocultan a los otros? - Por Salud Mental, que me encantó, fue un placer participar; es por ello que invito a mis amigas @evev y @mercmarg a participar, ¡saludos a todos!

English

Since we are born into the world, society has been conditioning us about the “should be” what is accepted, about how we should behave with people and what is lawful to do. Like everything else, there must be certain rules of coexistence to maintain a healthy life; but many are “forced”, perhaps by their own expectations to adopt, the so-called masks, for different reasons, some to be accepted in their environments, family, friends, work and not to be out of place in these environments ....

In my personal case, I have always been very reluctant to use these masks, because I have always been a person who expresses what I feel and think, besides my face does not help me. Ha, ha, ha, ha. This brought me many inconveniences in my environment, since most of the time people are not ready for someone to come and tell them what they think, about some topic or even about themselves. I soon realized that if I wanted to avoid confrontations, I had to be very prudent with my words and actions, so I learned to be more observant than I already was and to keep myself in my place, and only say something when it was warranted and even only if I was asked.

That's how I managed for years, but yes, never losing my essence, that only those who know me know what to expect from me, those who are outside my environment, as some acquaintances, also know what to expect from me, in some things and is that I do not like conflicts, or bother, but when it comes to speak and say what I think, I do it ... No surprises; therefore, the masks in my life, have been dissipating as maturity has come to me. At my age, these personal characteristics that have always characterized me have become more pronounced, I am no longer interested, for example, in maintaining an attitude or “adapting” to a situation or person if I don't want to.

I think that experiences, life itself, sometimes exhausts us with so much hypocrisy in people and that, even today, is less with me. So I hardly used any mask in my life, maybe when I was a teenager and wanted to fit into some group or when I was newly married and wanted to please my mother-in-law; I soon understood from those two specific experiences, that there is nothing better than being as you are and that others, if they want to accept you perfect and, if not, it's their problem ha, ha, ha, ha. I may sound a bit blunt, although it is not my intention, but I like to be sincere in my way of seeing things.

Besides, I think that things should be reciprocal: affection, love, loyalty, understanding to say a few and, if it is not so, then, in my understanding, there is there is not. That is why, I can conclude that masks for this stage of my life, no longer go. So masks to me no longer, no way!

My dear friend @emiliorios, greetings, this is my participation in your initiative The Myths Behind the Masks We Wear - What do they hide from others? - By Mental Health, which I loved, it was a pleasure to participate; that is why I invite my friends @evev and @mercmarg to participate, greetings to all!