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Girl 1: Hey Melissa, how are you getting on with Louis? Today we are going to look at masking personality. What
Girl 2: Well, he’s fun, kind-hearted, he never loses his does this mean? In the same way that we can wear a mask
temper or gets upset but… to disguise our appearance, we create a mask to hide our
Girl 1: But what? personality.
Girl 2: Well, he has his faults, especially his time keeping. Let’s first examine why this happens. One possible cause is
When I’m in a hurry I just slip on whatever I can a dissatisfaction with our personality in some way and so
find. I mean, the most important thing is to be on we use a mask to cover it up. You sometimes find that
time, right? But Louis seems to do everything in bullies are actually insecure and to mask this insecurity,
slow motion. they become aggressive towards others. In a similar way,
Girl 1: Can’t he make up his mind what to wear? the class clown might be acting in this way in order to win
Girl 2: No, it isn’t indecision but he can spend several friends and create a more outgoing image that doesn’t
minutes straightening his tie and the worst is his reflect their true character. Indeed, many comics over the
hair. Brushing, combing, adding gel! Everything has years, including the actor Robin Williams, have been found
to be perfect. I don’t know how he’ll face up to to be suffering from depression and a lack of self-esteem
going bald or grey in later life! even while keeping the rest of us laughing.
Girl 1: You should tell him that it annoys you. A much more common reason for masking, though, is to fit
Girl 2: I know but as you have often told me, I am in. In formal situations, our natural personalities might be
someone who always tries to avoid conflict where disapproved of. Some of us may wish we could also be the
possible. class clown but we are afraid of the teacher’s reaction and
this stops us. At the opposite end of the scale, a normally
Text two well-behaved teenager may act more recklessly or
impolitely when with a group of friends they are trying to
Girl: Do you think you can tell a person’s personality by impress. At home, I’m sure that even those of you who are
their appearance? committed political activists probably keep quiet at a family
Boy: To a certain extent, yes, but I think body language gathering if an elderly relative expresses views which you
is more important than their clothes. Look at Jason disagree with. If a friend made the same comment, your
over there. He always sits with his arms folded as if reaction might well be very different. Masking doesn’t only
he’s bored. And, if you ask him something, he’s mean changing our behaviour, acting differently or
more likely to shrug his shoulders than answer. I’d suppressing certain natural reactions depending on the
say he’s arrogant and selfish. situation but can also lead to other forms of behaviour
Girl: He could be shy and insecure. modification. Some people dress in a way that they think is
Boy: Jason! No way. When he’s with his gang he’s appropriate rather than the way they prefer. Often we even
completely different and seems very sure of alter our vocabulary or accent, using more cultured
himself. If you ask me, the reason he doesn’t language with certain groups and a more colloquial style
answer our questions is that he thinks he’s better with others.
than us and that we aren’t worth bothering with. We probably all use masking to a certain extent, and it is a
Girl: I think you’d change your mind if you got to know perfectly normal part of existing within a larger community.
him. We get the same bus every day and he always However, masking has been proved to be psychologically
says hello and smiles when he gets on. unhealthy if it is done too often or for the wrong reasons.
Boy: Really? Does he chat with you? Of course, I don’t believe you should be rude to your
Girl: No, he finds a window seat and stares out in parents, teacher or boss no matter how angry you are. On
silence as if he is lost in a dream. the other hand, it seems clear that we should all have the
right to express our real feelings and beliefs regardless of
what other people might think of us. Should we hide our
fashion or music tastes just because we are worried that
other people will think them strange, wrong or laughable?
No, of course not. And, in the same way that we should be
accepted by others, we too should accept other people’s
unmasked personalities. This would make it much easier to
decide who our real friends are than wondering what, if
anything, we really know about the people we spend our
time with.

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