What Mask Do You Wear?

You've seen this mask. It is usually part of a pair - the other being Tragedy. The Mask of Comedy hides your depth. You don't want things to get too serious. You may be afraid that if you let people see one serious thing about you it will snowball and you won't be able to stem the flow of deep emotions that you keep suppressed.

You know the Mask of Tragedy. It is part of a pair that includes The Mask of Comedy. You aren't as depressed as you may appear. Even though you have a tragic mask on, there are places inside you that are happy. But you think you need the Mask of Tragedy to be taken seriously and to be seen as valuable. Bad things may have happened to you. You have legitimate feelings of tragedy. But it doesn't have to be all that defines you. It's okay to recover.

You don't want to be seen as different. Or maybe you think it's okay to be different within certain parameters. This doesn't necessarily mean you're basic. Even avant-garde people can be stuck in an avant-garde status quo. You don't want to break the rules of your society, whether it's in fashion or behavior or some other trope. Your main goal is to be included in a group you value. Of course, if you take off that mask, you might grow and find other communities you value.

This mask isn't specific to religion. It could be a mask of faith about anything from religion to science to a political structure. Some people believe in these things without wearing them as masks. But in your case, it may be a mask. If you are wearing your faith on the outside, it may be because you feel like your faith is being threatened. Not that the faith is threatened on the outside, but that your belief in it is threatened.

People have told you that you are sweet and you feel you have to live up to that. You wear the mask of love even when you don't necessarily feel it. But you try to feel it. It's noble to act with love toward all things. But it's also okay to be angry sometimes. And after you're angry, it's healthy to forgive. Wearing the mask over those feelings can be helpful sometimes, but it can also be harmful. Now that you're aware of it, you can choose when it's okay to let your real feelings show.

You want everyone to believe you are tough enough to handle everything. But are you? It often happens that those that are tough on the outside are soft and squishy on the inside. We come by tough exteriors either by family culture or by hardship. Now that you've reached maturity, are you sure that a hard exterior is something you want to hold onto? Are you still held by family culture or by a tragedy from the past? If yes, find healing. If not, let go.