My therapist said to stop masking and I thought she was crazy

She told me 6 months ago to just be myself at work and stop forcing eye contact. I figured I'd get fired but instead my productivity went up and my manager actually said I seem more focused now. Has anyone else found that dropping the act at work actually helped your career?

2 comments

2 Comments

king.kevin1mo ago

My eye contact attempt looked like I was plotting a murder, not connecting.

alices161mo ago

Isn't it funny how something so natural like eye contact can feel like a whole performance when you're overthinking it? I swear we've all been trained to look at screens instead of faces, so now trying to connect in person just feels awkward and clunky.