Do you feel like you can’t truly be yourself around family?

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My family is so unnecessarily judgy 🙄 I can’t truly be myself unless I want to be talked about behind my back. I feel obligated to put on an act like I’m the perfect daughter, perfect sister, perfect niece, etc.

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be yourself because people will talk regardless of who you are or what you do.

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my family don't like my taste in music, are homophobic and I'm bi, don't like the way I dress... It's really stressing, I can't wait to move out.

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My family is judgy too. They’re all super into sports and the only one I really follow is basketball.

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Definitely can’t be myself. My family’s all Christian and against tattoos piercings etc. 
don’t get me wrong I’m a Christian, but just not as strong practicing I guess. 
🤷🏼‍♀️ anytime I see my family it’s the constant judging looks or comments.

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for me, with my family (well, 6 out of 7 members) is the only place i can be myself. i used to not be able to be myself unless i was alone...i didn’t feel okay around friends or family. but i’ve worked with myself and my family to be more open and to trust them when they say they love me no matter what. so now, with my mom and my siblings i feel like i can actually breathe and relax and my intense social anxiety isn’t present.

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Nope I am myself. My family is also judgy but I don't feed into it. It also helps if I disagree with anything they do I will tell them straight up not sneak behind their back and talk about them. I don't expect them to do the same no, but I just try to remind myself that talking behind other's backs myself would be a huge indicator of my character not theirs. Likewise them talking behind other's backs is a show of their character not mine.

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Yes and that’s why I left and I just don’t really talk to them anymore

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I am unapologetically myself around anyone and everyone.

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I feel the opposite. When I go home it’s such a relief.

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I feel like that with my husband's family. they got their first real dose of me at our wedding and I think I might have scared them a little with my crazy 😂 they just can't handle this awesomeness, they are very mellow.

Do you feel like you can’t truly be yourself around family?

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