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[–] 2 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

But does it, in the end, take less effort than constantly fighting yourself?

Life isn't a choice between easy and hard, it's mostly a choice between hard now or way harder later.

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  • [–] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    It becomes less problematic over time. Without learning how to mask or developing coping skills, life will just be harder in the long run. My career would certainly be less successful if I did not develop coping skills. Burnout can be avoided by finding healthy outlets and enforcing personal time to relax and recover.

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  • [–] 1 point 15 hours ago

    For me it's been the opposite, the less I mask the more I actually end up with people and in environments where I am accepted and cherished for the person I am, not who I force myself to be to fit in. Trying to do that nearly killed me.

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