Dear Cheryl Zafari,
I try my darned hardest to be a very positive and approving person, and I have made many friends along the way by adopting this personality trait, but I must admit I find it extremely exhausting maintaining this shallow facade.
Inside I hurt, every day, and I long for some release. Although I realise pain is a fundamental part of the human condition, I fear so much that if I reveal this side of myself to others that they will no longer like me and may turn against me.
I have spent so long in this frame of mind that I no longer know who my true self is any more, and fear it is now too late to find an identity of my own. I just want to be Dave again, for better or worse. That is who I came into this world as and I feel I have abandoned him for so long now I may never get him back.
Anyway, hope you have a fantastic day!