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comment by kingmudsy
kingmudsy  ·  3337 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How much of your identity are you hiding? How much of it do you display?

I'm a childish person on the inside. I get pleasure from simple things, I enjoy making connections with people, and learning new things makes me happy. The people who know me really well have compared me to a puppy, or a golden retriever...

But, people tend not to respect that type of person, which is why I tend to portray myself as much more intense than I really am. I think I intimidate people sometimes, too, but I can't bring myself to feel bad about it. I'm a smart person, but people wouldn't take me seriously if I acted that way.