>>33595958
There's no such thing as an authentic self. The word person comes from the Greek personae with means mask. If you want to be an authentic person you want to be a genuine fake. When most people say they want to be their authentic self what it really means is they want to say and do whatever they want and suffer no consequences for it because they're being 'authentic' so it's everyone else's fault if what they do or say chafes people. Not how dealing with other people works unfortunately. You're not supposed to bare your soul or turn off your filter with people, even those close to you.