Self Censoring

Are you hiding something from yourself or from others?

I caught myself doing this. I had been censoring my posts on Facebook.  

I don't normally share what I have been up to for fear that someone might get jealous. So why was I censoring my life for the emotions of others?  It was like I was self sacrificing my own emotions. Talk about your own personal guilt trip. 

Stay with me here because as it may seem so obvious and simple, self censoring really can be showing up in other areas of your life. 

I was even more curious - where else was this showing up in my life? 

I had found that I would do it quite often. I wouldn't tell people what countries I went to over the summer or for the weekend, or meeting a Moroccan prince, living with pygmies in the Cameroon, winning a ton of Championships and World Cups etc... My life was so full, but I didn't want to share it. Why? 

Fear. Fear that I would hurt someone's feelings or make them jealous. 

• Why was I trying to control other people's feelings?  
• Was I really showing up as my true self or hiding who I was? 

I thought this was such a good discovery and I couldn't help but share this for a little check in with you all.  Do you monitor your stories or who you tell them to? 

Do you find yourself censoring your life? It is hard to get to live your full life, be in the relationship you want and just enjoy and live when you are to busy self censoring. It was as if I was having an affair with my own life. 

Discover why self censoring can be holding you back from living your full life.

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Stacie Segebart - The Life Curriculum

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