If one can talk about an "authentic self", then there's also an 'authentic relational self'. The two are related, but not the same I think having an "authentic self" doesn't mean you have an "authentic relational self"
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how does this reconcile how people feel they're not being themselves most of the time they're putting on their selves? technically they are performing a different self very often and my interpretation of what you said is that it should then be their authentic self. is that right?
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i think your ‘authentic self’ is often times not the one you perform for the greatest amount of time (e.g. i perform my ‘inauthentic’ professional self 40hrs a week) it’s also not necessarily the sub-identity you revert to when you’re alone/with friends (e.g. depressed people)
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"Authentic self" is the most socially successful one, the one where you're getting what you want
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i think it aligns pretty well with your ‘favorite self’, or your aspirational identity though for some people that identity might not be particularly socially successful (in a conventional sense)?
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