The Other Mask We Wear: Hiding what’s really going on with us

Today, when we say “mask” we think “COVID.” But we wear another mask: the pleasant or flat facial expression that masks the negatives we're experiencing: fears, anxieties, anger, substance abuse, that our home, our life is in disarray. We also may don a facial mask to portray positive characteristics: sophistication, intelligence, virtue.  My PsychologyToday.com article today offers thoughts on the wisdom of keeping the mask up and when it's worth the risk of dropping it