Sabrina Ward HarrisonI am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.
About This Quote
This quote is about our emotions. We are afraid to show our real selves to others, because if we do they might not like it. Most of the time, we can’t control who likes or dislikes us. We only have the power to decide who we become, and to do that, we must be authentic.
If you are not being yourself around someone you care about, it could mean one of two things. One, you are afraid to show your real self to that person because if they don’t like it you will be disappointed. Two, you are trying too hard to impress them by being something that you are not.
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