The real me has never been what anyone thinks I am because I have been hiding behind a mask since childhood.

I quit my high-paying corporate tech job without a backup plan or savings safety net, and it saved my life.

I saved the receipt from the day we grabbed lunch together just to remember the exact date.

I have been lying to my family about my mental health since I was fourteen years old.

I told my barber I liked the asymmetrical cut, then went home and cried while trying to fix it with kitchen scissors.

My roommate eats my leftovers without asking, so I made ultra-spicy birria tacos and left them labeled in the front.

I still wear the silver bracelet you bought me under my long sleeves so no one asks me about you.

The marketing director accidentally approved a budget twice as large as intended and blamed it on a software conversion error.

I Really Really Love Steak. Seasoned to perfection! Too bad my favorite restaurants have closed. Would love to have their Ribeye again.

I keep a list of your favorite books on my phone so I can read them and pretend we share the exact same literary taste.

My manager asked me to take credit for their idea during a presentation but I said I had nothing to do with it.

I negotiated a $20k raise simply by pretending I had a competing offer from another firm.

I found a gold necklace on a park bench and pawned it to pay off my car insurance installment.

I act completely confident on social media, but in reality, I am terrified that everyone around me thinks I am a fraud.

My parents told everyone my brother won a science fair, but my dad built 90% of the volcano project the night before.