n‚Äôs emotional state, and show up in a light in which they needed me to appear.
If they were feeling down, then I would be cheery. If they needed support, then I would be strong. I
never stopped to think what I wanted to feel, or what light I wanted to show up in, the light that
wasn‚Äôt influenced by their needs or influence. This thought never occurred to me. This led me to
remove my authentic self from situations. And it became about disappearing so that I can fit the
expectations and needs of o