TACS: Invented Self, Part I Survival Roles

Invented Self Part One: Survival Roles - Children learn to “cover up” their False-Self by projecting an image others might find acceptable. This is often referred to as “wearing a mask”. I think of it as inventing a self to cover up the False-Self because… “If people really knew me they wouldn’t like me (shame) – and they would reject me (fear of more abandonment)“.