I cover YouTube and my blogs because in afraid of what my family or friends might think..I cover my emotions a lot also because I'm afraid of people thinking badly of me. I cover my opinion and dreams because I'm afraid of someone saying something mean.
I cover, when I have to tone myself down :) I am quite.... enthusiastic and I think if I was like that allll the time, it might kinda freak people out. Also, unfortunately I sometimes have to cover my EXTREME love for Harry Potter, around muggles :/
I cover this (youtube, pottercast, leaky, mugglenet, the list goes on) because if I didn't I feel like I would loose a connection to a huge part of who I am. My parents hate that it is a part of me, but it is. If only they new how much better this is then the kids who do pot after school. It just makes me sad when I cant actually interact with the society, and go to cons and evens especially when I live in seattle. Covering sucks but basically at this point it is a lot better then not covering.
@filibusterfirework74 I know what you mean i always things uncomfortable talking about that part of my life cos I know some people wont get it, it's easier to cover.
It's not really covering that I do, it's more of being afraid to do stuff or say stuff in front of new people. And, ofcourse, there's all the usual stuff - my tendency to be a bit morbid at times and my intense obsession with fantasy.
I cover all the time, so much that only close friends who I have told are aware that I have an anxiety disorder that causes me to get a LITTLE insane. (Just had a super bad attack a half hour ago actually...) I think I cover it because I don't want to admit that it's part of who I am, and it very well may not really be, because I work really hard to keep it at bay so I can live just live my life and make other people happy. But, anyway, you totally wouldn't know unless I told you.
well i have alopecia so as well as physically covering my patches up every day, i cover that i'm constantly on breaking point from worrying because i think that if i bring it up it's a nuisance to other people so i deal by myself. i cover that i cry myself to sleep a lot of nights because i always just wonder why this happened to me.i know things could be much worse,but this still sucks :( any one else going through the same get in touch x
@itsmemichael9 I have no idea what ice cream has to do with this, because I don't really like ice cream that much...I'm really not anything like Tessa. We've met and discussed this, lol.
Mmm can I quote you when you say "Do you want me to be who I want to be and do what I want to do? or do you want me to be what society wants me to be and what society wants me to do?"
Covering: mmm, how about covering that I'm not perfect? My friends are very competitive academically, and we all cover it when we break down. We're all afraid of not looking smart or looking weak, like we can't handle the academic pressure.
i constantly cover the fact that i am on the verge of going into a depression. i cover it by making jokes to make my friends laugh and laughing the loudest when people are looking. i have yet to find someone whith whom i can lower my cover even a little bit and let them see how my emotions truely are. not even my family realizes how bad it is. they constantly wonder why i am secluded in my room and hardly talk to them, but they just assume that i am quiet and dont have much to say i guess.
daily... I mask my sadness and go about my day to make it okay for others. I could say a great deal more, but I'd rather not. Hope all is well... Take Care and All
I undercover for the most part, which gives me odd looks I think. But for youtube, I was afraid/unsure if I would be able to have time to take video of me when going into surgery yesterday morning. No, I didn't want video of the procedure, just the pre-op stuff. Im glad I didn't because I WAS busy but I will make up for it by showing people what I look like in a few days. Too sore to make a video now.
very nice vid! i never heard of this book. might actually check it out at some point but i have several books that i haven't finished yet so it would just be added to the pile. i still cover my past drug use from certain people. many are surprised when i tell them, but it was a long time ago. what is the name of the movie with the guy and girl on the wall? i remember seeing the picture before and wanting to see the movie but don't remember the name. you have very beautiful eyes btw.
I cover all the time. Mostly I cover up my feelings, because I'm scared of them getting in the way of other people. I cover because I hate people knowing that I'm weak and that I care about things, which I know is a stupid thing to do, but I can't stop myself . I think I'll definitely grab a copy of the book. <3
I often cover. Especially things that make me feel self conscious, because I don't want people to know that there are things about myself, like my whiegh, that bother me a lot.
I cover my nerdiness.. I love YouTube and alot of people just don't get why. I hate that I don't make videos either I just comment on stuff and it makes me feel stupid so I cover that up too.
I cover my sarcasm. Because when I say sarcastic thigns, people get angry at me, and I have to apologise to them -_- And also sometimes my personality...the hyper-part of my personality.
A lot of times I cover my nerdiness and the whole YouTube thing until I feel like I know people well enough that they won't judge or if the setting is right. The only time that I have come right out and showed exactly how nerdy I really am is the first day of my YA Lit class. I still felt like I was being judged for it but I didn't care because there were at least some people in the class who are exactly like me. Favourite class ever.
At first I thought you said "so I recently WROTE a book". I thought 'WOW! Good work". Then when you held it up I was even more impressed because it had been published. Only to realise that you were not the author on the cover. I went back to check what I had misheard at the beginning and I maintain that it does sound like you said 'wrote' (although if I listen harder it could be 'read').
Btw, it does sound like an interesting topic for a book. So thanks for sharing. :)
I cover, from judgement of people knowing the real me. I feel as if I should be honest with myself a d the world, but society holds me down like an anchor, keeping me from breathing...
I'm only now breaking free of that, being me no matter if they people around me like who I am or not. I even think it's kind of sad, I'm only really just beginning to discover who I really am...... Cheers for all of us on this journey!
Like Kenji Yoshino says, everyone covers. I spent so much of my high school life covering.....being the happy go lucky but sometimes depressed teen girl at sschool, then shutting down and becoming and emotionless robot at home because at school no one knows how to help you with your problems, so its easier to not have them, and at home nothing I ever did as 'me' was right, so I'd shut down and try to give everyone what they wanted. It didn't work out so well.
I still cover. Almost every day. Until recently I was covering my anxiety and depression because I was afraid of what people would think of me. I still cover it from some people because I'm afraid. Every day is full of fear for me, and covering it is hard. Some people see it . Some don't.
... And I usually tell people not to worry about what other people may think about whatever it is they may consider ''covering'' and simply be themselves... while shyly keeping my own head down about 75% of the stuff people would say I'm weird or crazy for. Because I am a coward. Yeah...
Anyway, yeah. Interesting thing to think about. At least, it would be if I didn't ''pretty much cover it'' a few years back. It's an interesting choice when you have a weird personality or *something* and you're wondering whether ( and when, or how much) you should show people or simply just jump into the whole mainstream thing and keep your bloody head down to avoid getting the unwanted type of attention. I myself used to ''hate the world'' for even having to face such lame dilemmas. And I...
I loved this video XD I really neeed to stop it, but i cant help myself, i cover who i am when im around new people because im scared, im really cautious about what i say and what i do, and then i feel bad about myself coz i dont feel close to them and then i get into a viscous cycle with them that i cant break free from and they never know the real me, as ive been getting older ive been getting better and if i go in somewhere telling myself im going to be my outgoing self i can normally do it
I cover most of what I am. My friends say I talk too much about Youtube, Tom Milsom (and other Youtube muscians) and Merlin, but actually I just talk a lot because I know they don't care (or I can't tell them) the other things I'm thinking about. At school I am considered a nerd (but not in the great awesome nerdfighters way) and the boys ask me out for their friends meaning to insult the friend.
I cover everything I really feel, especially to my family.
For some obscure reason the words ''Been there, done that.'' sprang to my mind after reading what you wrote. Then I figured out that that's not quite right and that ''Still there, still doing it..'' is more like it, yeah.
Woe be to the likes of us, my aubergine queen. You know, I'm pretty sure it's not healthy... hiding your personality from virtually everyone you know and not letting anyone know what you're all about. Somehow figured that out in the last six years.
I just recently uncovered persay a facade of my own thoughts towards a friend of mine. And to tell you the truth, she currently and seriously hates me for it, but at least I got that burden off of my shoulders. :)
The thing about hiding who you really are, is that it can be good sometimes... You know those people that always say what's on their mind? They tend to be disliked by a lot of people... I don't think it's about doing what you want to do, it's about finding the balance between living your life the way you want to live it, and respecting the people around you and toning down if there's a risk of hurting them in any way
If we all did what we want to do, it would probably result in total chaos :P
Wow, Evanna Lynch's blog post was really inspiring. It really put things into perspective for me and her writing is so beautiful. Thanks for letting us know about it Kayley. =)
I hate people saying 'Just be yourself' because I have found that a lot of the time they actually mean 'Be who you used to be' or 'be who I want you to be'
This sounds really egotistical, but I cover how smart I am. I pretend to forget things and make more mistakes than I actually do so when I make real mistakes, people don't make a big deal about the smart girl getting something wrong. And I like to think it helps my self esteem.
I think that I cover for the "right reasons", I'm okay with dialing down my personality a little in public. However, I've found a series of events and a large group of friends that know who I am when I'm being exactly who I want to be. Nothing is better than having an environment where everyone is exactly themselves, and everyone knows it. Friends that know me, and who I really know are really the best thing I could have. No judgment or covering, just singing, dancing, and laughter.
I'm pretty much the quiet little nerd girl in the corner. However, recently, I think I've been evolving. I've been speaking my mind out more when I'd normally stay quiet to avoid an argument. I'm having more fun being louder, but not obnoxious. It's my sophomore year of high school, I think I should start living the high school experience.
The boy I was dating cheated on me with my best friend. Its been about 3 months since I uncovered his lies. And I still cover to this very day by saying it doesn't affect me. But the truth is it still hurts
In the beginning of high school, I covered my real personality for a while around the people who considered me a friend, and I could barely talk to them. Now that I've gotten to a point where I trust them, I'm much louder, and one of my friends is actually really surprised whenever I raise my voice, which serves as a reminder of how hard it is/was to get comfortable around people I actually love and trust.
I cover almost everything about myself with most people. Even my best friend. I don't know how to not cover and I don't know if I'd be happier if I stopped. Thanks for making me think about it.
I am, and have been for a while, determined not to cover anything about my personality, because if people don't like me for who i am, then i probably don't need them to like me, but to be honest, it's very difficult. Often it can be perceived as cooler not to be the classics scholar with oxford intentions who uses hence a bit too often and actually knows the meaning and spelling of the word 'antidisestablishmentarianism' (it's a movement against the disestablishment of the church btw). but i try
I attended a private christian school from K5 all the way through high school. When I got into junior high and high school age I became a lot more liberal in my beliefs (like supporting gay rights) but covered because I knew I'd have to deal with religious teachers preaching at me and telling me why my beliefs are wrong :P It was a fantastic feeling to go to college and to no longer cover that part of myself!
I tend to cover who I am really when meeting new people. Then once I am on friendly terms with them, I unleash the craziness! By doing this, I cover my nerdy side to please and impress the new people and, when I was younger, my parents.
People who I've known for years/am close friends with have no idea about my Internet life. Whenever they mention YouTube or something that could be linked back to Twitter, I never say "oh, hey, I have friends on this site!" or "Oh, hey, saw that person face-to-face."
When i was younger I used to cover a lot about my personality because I was afraid of letting people see me for who i was. I was very shy and submissive so I ended up becoming what people wanted me to be instead of who i wanted to be and that made me unhappy. Beginning college in a new city with no-one from my old life really helped me understand that people can be shallow, but the ones that accept you for who you are are the best friends you could ask for ^^
I cover a huge part of the person that I am when I'm around strangers. It's something that I'm trying to grow out of, but no one likes being rejected. I'd rather be shunned for the person I pretend to be than the person I really am, but it's hardly fulfilling when someone chooses to like you without even grasping the person that you really are. I'm glad to have a few friend to whom I don't have to cover, and I hope that someday I'll feel secure enough to stop covering for anybody other than me.
i used to cover who i was with a "mask" so that i could fit in and not be embarrassed to be myself...i have been a dumb blonde among other masks and it took some difficult relationships with friends for me to realize that friends aren't friends if they don't accept you for who you are and i shouldn't have to hide my faith or beliefs in order to appease others :) i am much more at peace now
I think everyone covers at one time or another. I know that I cover my insecurities with bubbliness and compliments. It's just hard for me to admit the things that I feel bad about, so I put on an excited face and just pretend that they don't exist.
also, right now i cover a lot how much i like this one person. its not always so much that i want to cover it, but i dont really know how to talk about my deep feelings with other people really. but the important thing is i need to stop covering it from him, otherwise ill never be able to be with him. its just hard because im really afraid he wont feel the same way. i feel a little weird saying this is youtube comments but u said u wanted it to be more open
so today my sister told me i couldnt wear my purple pants with my blue sweatshirt again and i said "i can wear what i want- im not dictated by society" because i thought of this video :)
a time that i have covered- when i was younger i was a perfectionist and i tried to hide the fact that i was imperfect (especailly to my parents) by trying to be the best at everything, which obviously didnt really work. now i try to be less of a perfectionist as i grow up and my life sucks increasingly less
I have covered at my middle/grammar school. I went to a very very small school where my graduating class was the largest they have ever had. . .47 students. In a small class like that obviously there would be drama. For about 5 out of the 9 years I was there, I was covering myself. They were the worst group of kids you have ever met. They would always make fun if you just did the slightest thing wrong. I couldn't be myself. Now, in my large high school with the 2 best friends in the world I'm me
I have covered up the fact that I have only had one boyfriend by always saying I just never wanted one. While I completly know that I do not need to be in a relationship to be happy and that I am just as happy without a boyfriend, I would still like one. It's not until recently at the age of 19 that I have opened up to friends that I do want a boyfriend. I also believed I coverd up that I was ashamed the reason i've never had one is that I am too shy to lower my guard to be in a relationship.
I have covered up the fact that I have only had one boyfriend by always saying I just never wanted one. While I completly know that I do not need to be in a relationship to be happy and that I am just as happy without a boyfriend, I would still like one. It's not until recently at the age of 19 that I have opened up to friends that I do want a boyfriend. I also believed I coverd up that I was ashamed the reason i've never had one is that I am too shy to lower my guard to be in a relationship.
I have an uncanny ability to remember social interactions more than major events in my life. I cover a lot when someone doesn't remember me, or something we did together. I feel like it would make me seem very stalkerish to know something about the person that they themselves don't remember.
i admit that i pretend to not watch YT vids or have an account because i'm afraid people will see me as a freak who spends too much time stalking peope on the internet instead of working. Good to get that off my chest.
I tend to cover the fact that I don't really know who I am just yet. I always seems to act so very sure of myself, but at the end of the day, when I'm already thinking about what I'd like to do during the summer, I come to realize that I still don't know what I like. Don't get me wrong. I'm very confident (but not pompous). I just tend to like things that are so different from the other, that I think I'm still [subconciously] trying to find out what "the real me" truly likes.
i suppose i used to do it a lot before video games became the "in" thing but now i just say forget it and talk about +40 stamina capes and drone cruisers with my friends
I sometimes get made fun of for what I like. I LOVE Harry Potter, and sometimes kids pick on me for that, or for being short, etc. I used to just not tell people stuff, but now I'm more open and loud. :D
I cover quite a lot. My friends can't tell when I am upset because I want people to see me only when I'm happy so that when they think about me I only want them to see me from positive point of view.
Often I find that I have different opinions than my friends, and so I don't express my opinions to them or I act as if I agree with theirs. I hate that I do this. I just don't want to be ridiculed for my different opinions.
it would be kinda hard to hide the fact that you're Japanese American in America. and i should know, seeing as i am one myself. but i'm totally okay with that. being part of two different cultures totally lets you experience so many different things, such as food and clothes and more food (love me my Japanese chocolate). my friends and family love me for me and that's all i really care about.
I have a rainbow toque that says inspire on the side of it. I love it, it keeps my head warm, and makes my hair look good, but I often don't wear it in public because I'm afraid what people will think of the girl with the rainbow toque.
Just today I covered that I am in fact lesbian and have a girlfriend. The topic came up and I was asked if I was 'not straight', I said no and that I was too busy to date. I am afraid that my friends don't like me anymore when I am true to myself. I am afraid to not be accepted by society because people can't put a label on me.
I used to cover more often than I do now. I've reached a better place in life and I've met friends whom I can share more personal things with.
For years, though, I covered that I get sad sometimes, out of fear of being pitied or people assuming that pity was what I wanted. I wanted to be the happy person who was there to amuse everyone else, so I kept my sadness or frustration to myself. I also covered that I'm bisexual, because I felt uncomfortable stating it, even to myself.
I cover the fact that I am clinically depressed and have to fight to make myself get out of bed every single morning. I cover it to stop my mother from worrying and because I'm afraid of people's responses. I wish that I was brave enough to tell people.
@KingHenryTheFi5h i do the same thing. i cover the fact that i have and still am battling depression and suicidal thoughts. no one knows when i tried to tell my mom she got mad at me. so i hide it. you are not alone! you can always msg me if you need anyone to talk to.
I covered that i was religious, through 3 years of my school life until someone questioned me aggressively about my beliefs. I decided to let them know that i was religious and it was, at the time threatening and scary to have someone arguing against what you believe. But through that i now love to debate and discover all opinions and i am open about my faith :)
Ive covered up having a blog from all my friends for ages now, ive only told one of them and shes really happy about it but i dont want them all reading it, its really annoying cos i recently got featured on another well known blog and i wanted to tell them but i couldnt bring myself to it...
i also hide that ive never kissed a boy, im 15 so i assume everyone would find it weird, when ever someone bring up the subject i change it as soon as possible :\
whenever somebody does that thing where they stop reading and look at me i usually find it really annoying, when you did it it realy added to the video.
I avoid all religious topics, and don't say anything when somebody mentions churches or God. My grandmother's figured it out without me saying official, but she's nice about it. But most of the rest of my family would be completely shocked/displeased with me.
My aunt also figured it out, and her way of dealing with that was to send awful Teen Praying For the Soul books and the ugliest nativity set I have ever seen. I don't want that from anybody else. : (
I'm a very secretive person. But I'm not so because of what society might think. Sometimes I know they might actually like something. It's just how I am. I'm just a secretive person with no apparent reason to be so. I don't really change for the society. If I change, I change for myself. But that sometimes makes me selfish.
I'm not a very confident person around people, because I long to fit in even though I don't want it at all. When I'm alone I look at myself in the mirror and I go, "I like who I am," But when I'm surrounded of people admiring things I could never consider wanting to be, I doubt myself. I don't do the things I'd like to do around crowds, give my honest opinion for example or being confident with my actions. I think everyone has that weakness but I'm deadly afraid of being alone.
I am most confident when I am on my own, and when I am at college, I tend to freeze up and think more about how they are seeing me than anything else.
I often find myself 'covering' with my friends, when they do something wrong. They make me mad when they don't appreciate me, and just swan in and out when it suits them. For example if my friend is upset, generally they come over to me, I'll try and cheer them up, give them advice etc. but then when they're happy again I'm 'dumped' and I pretend I'm okay with it because I like to help people out. I do. I just would like to be appreciated for it.
@SweetAsAStrawberry I know what you mean, I've never had 'that' friend, who's always there for me and telling me it's okay. I've always looked up to people who turned out phoney and they never did make me feel better, but I think we should wait out on someone who will truly care. Until then, it's better to be alone, then to be used for someone's good and never the opposite.
a time a covered? only my entire middle school existence. i'm so glad i've moved on from trying to conform to society's expectations of who i should be!
Almost all of my life from age 8-16 I had clinical depression, but I never could talk about it with anyone, because my mother taught me that we always do what looks best for our social standing.
@SammieAndFriends I know, I've never fit in with the crowd of my age, I've been friends with people a lot older than me, it is very hard. They all lack maturity so I end up being alone,
I've covered by pretending I am ok with people who make up crap about themselves to get attention, when really I am not. If people were real, and it was not always a popularity contest, the world would be a lot happier a place.
well i think that i covered myself in lots of situations especially when i wasn't feeling comfortable or sure about myself..and sometimes we just have to do it until we feel...comfortable again,or until it's the right time..
I'm not so much covering things just toning them down a bit cause I tend to get really excited about things I like and no one I know IRL likes the same things that I like so they just tend to get annoyed with me.
So when I come home I just pretty much explode my excitement on tumblr. xD
I misheard you at the beginning and thought that you said you WROTE a book which caused me lol when you mentioned the title and the author. YOU DIDN'T WRITE THAT BOOK! :P
I find that If I cover my personality up too much, as people get to know me better they will think I am fake. I am only myself around people who won't judge me for who I am or what I like, I find it easier like that. Like people at school who I don't get on with as well, I feel I hold back a lot in order for them not to see my weaknesses so that, If we do argue, they can use it against me. I have had trouble like this in the past. If people want to Love me for who I am then I won't hold back. xx
I cover almost all the time, except for when I'm with two or three of my close friends. Being a not-quite-out-to-everyone transgender boy, I'm generally very uncomfortable around people who don't know about my identity and who see me as this 'little, pretty girl'. It's definitely tough, being like this, but I'm slowly learning to cover this part of me a lot less as I am becoming more open about who I am.
@wizardzombie97 Yep, I go to school in southern Georgia but I grew up near Atlanta.Atlanta is more accepting but I'm still not 100 percent comfortable sharing my religion there either. I think most people just don't know anything about other religions. This leads to fear and hate. We shouldn't be afraid to talk about or learn about religions different from our own. I've opened up more recently about my beliefs but I'm still careful about who I open up to.
As for me, I guess the biggest thing I've covered is my slight physical disability... it affects my walking a little bit (moreso when I'm really tired), that I've never talked about on YouTube or really to anyone I don't feel close to. It probably has something to do with the fact that I was bullied about it in elementary school, with the whole, "Why do you walk funny?" question... I was also forced to cover my LoTR fandom in middle school >.<
I've covered my religion a lot. I'm a Buddhist but I live in a very Christian, republican, conservative area. Its not that I feared being treated differently. I just wasn't comfortable with the questions I often got (and still get) on why and how I came to be Buddhist. Sometimes I'd rather not bring it up just to save time rather than suffer through an awkward conversation. I also don't like people trying to preach to me or convert me.
Where i'm from people are ridiculed whenever it becomes apparent that they are making a conscious attempt to be anything that they aren't. And I used to agree with people that it made people seem irritating, or grasping. When I thought about it however, I realised that i'd never thought about why I agree that trying is a bad thing, perhaps because I was in some sense subconsciously covering? I've concluded that trying is a good thing. At least it means you give a shit about something.
i really wish i'd been on youtube long enough to know what ''the old youtube'' used to be like, but at this stage i think we should just except some people shut up and some people never do :)
Oh and an example of when I've covered myself up? Easy. I could go for the obvious... hiding that I like someone from both a) him and b) my friends who would've laughed at me for liking THAT guy. But really, I don't do cover up anymore, because one thing that I've said to myself that I should stop doing is hiding my true self - if people don't like me.. well, they suck! And then who cares.
I haven't ever really covered myself, which has inevitabley led to being picked on. However, now I have a really awesome group of friends who I can be myself with, and when I find myself with someone I don't know too well, or don't like, I can sort of 'tone it down' to be more socially accepted.
Its an interesting idea, and something I've been talking about recently in my English classes because we're studied The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. It's a really interesting perspective on society - its set in New York in the late 19th century, but written after WWI so she's taken a very sarcastic way of exploring their society, and its hilarious while also being interesting at the same time. :)
I used to 'cover' to try and fit in, I would listen to music I didn't like to try and fit in but then I realized why should I care what others think? I mean if everyone thinks I'm weird cuz I like Korean music, then so be it. I mean why change for others if it means that you start to dislike yourself in the process?
I feel I have to cover myself around my family, because I believe in gay rights and I'm more liberal with politics, and my family is strictly Christian-Republican, especially my grandma. Also, just in the whole sense of things I enjoy doing, compared to my cousins and other family members who frown upon such things...I end up pretending around them to try and keep the peace, rather than be the one who creates controversy in my family.
I have, and do, cover addiction and the extent to which my life revolves around it.
placeboeffect2004 4 months ago
I don't really cover myself. I show my very opinionated side, while showing my extreme "obsession" for Doctor Who, and films.
tardisblue1963 5 months ago
I cover YouTube and my blogs because in afraid of what my family or friends might think..I cover my emotions a lot also because I'm afraid of people thinking badly of me. I cover my opinion and dreams because I'm afraid of someone saying something mean.
05ALMA20 6 months ago
I cover, when I have to tone myself down :) I am quite.... enthusiastic and I think if I was like that allll the time, it might kinda freak people out. Also, unfortunately I sometimes have to cover my EXTREME love for Harry Potter, around muggles :/
Love your videos !!! Xx
XrallsyX 7 months ago
I can honestly say you are undoubtedly my favorite youtuber. Almost every video you post inspires me in some way
ComradeBass 10 months ago
I cover this (youtube, pottercast, leaky, mugglenet, the list goes on) because if I didn't I feel like I would loose a connection to a huge part of who I am. My parents hate that it is a part of me, but it is. If only they new how much better this is then the kids who do pot after school. It just makes me sad when I cant actually interact with the society, and go to cons and evens especially when I live in seattle. Covering sucks but basically at this point it is a lot better then not covering.
filibusterfirework74 11 months ago
@filibusterfirework74 I know what you mean i always things uncomfortable talking about that part of my life cos I know some people wont get it, it's easier to cover.
JenRobot 10 months ago
It's not really covering that I do, it's more of being afraid to do stuff or say stuff in front of new people. And, ofcourse, there's all the usual stuff - my tendency to be a bit morbid at times and my intense obsession with fantasy.
RandomHoodieNerd 1 year ago
the worst time i tried to cover something is in high scool, I TRIED TO ACT 'NORMAL' big mistace
hoodiesarah 1 year ago
I cover all the time, so much that only close friends who I have told are aware that I have an anxiety disorder that causes me to get a LITTLE insane. (Just had a super bad attack a half hour ago actually...) I think I cover it because I don't want to admit that it's part of who I am, and it very well may not really be, because I work really hard to keep it at bay so I can live just live my life and make other people happy. But, anyway, you totally wouldn't know unless I told you.
TheNinjaGirlfriend 1 year ago
mwrah
SarahahaProduction 1 year ago
well i have alopecia so as well as physically covering my patches up every day, i cover that i'm constantly on breaking point from worrying because i think that if i bring it up it's a nuisance to other people so i deal by myself. i cover that i cry myself to sleep a lot of nights because i always just wonder why this happened to me.i know things could be much worse,but this still sucks :( any one else going through the same get in touch x
merelysaying 1 year ago
@merelysaying well next time you put on a hat or anything else just know that even with out it you can be beautiful :)
filibusterfirework74 11 months ago
I cover so that my family is happy.
februaryboy91 1 year ago
@itsmemichael9 I have no idea what ice cream has to do with this, because I don't really like ice cream that much...I'm really not anything like Tessa. We've met and discussed this, lol.
owlssayhooot 1 year ago 3
Answer to your question: Never!
:)
Love, Jay and Silent Bob... I mean, nemirc
nemirc 1 year ago
ur reading voice is so different from ur talking voice.........just thought i'd say that.....
thecrazybleep 1 year ago
@thecrazybleep I sped up the reading bit, so the voice is a higher pitch.
owlssayhooot 1 year ago
Mmm can I quote you when you say "Do you want me to be who I want to be and do what I want to do? or do you want me to be what society wants me to be and what society wants me to do?"
It is an amazing quote!
TheScarfingAndrew 1 year ago 2
@TheScarfingAndrew Haha, go for it.
owlssayhooot 1 year ago
Covering: mmm, how about covering that I'm not perfect? My friends are very competitive academically, and we all cover it when we break down. We're all afraid of not looking smart or looking weak, like we can't handle the academic pressure.
doodlehh 1 year ago
i constantly cover the fact that i am on the verge of going into a depression. i cover it by making jokes to make my friends laugh and laughing the loudest when people are looking. i have yet to find someone whith whom i can lower my cover even a little bit and let them see how my emotions truely are. not even my family realizes how bad it is. they constantly wonder why i am secluded in my room and hardly talk to them, but they just assume that i am quiet and dont have much to say i guess.
MrGrazzlestix 1 year ago
daily... I mask my sadness and go about my day to make it okay for others. I could say a great deal more, but I'd rather not. Hope all is well... Take Care and All
Twisterx76 1 year ago
A time when I have covered: pretty much all the time before I came out.
LivelyPaint 1 year ago
I undercover for the most part, which gives me odd looks I think. But for youtube, I was afraid/unsure if I would be able to have time to take video of me when going into surgery yesterday morning. No, I didn't want video of the procedure, just the pre-op stuff. Im glad I didn't because I WAS busy but I will make up for it by showing people what I look like in a few days. Too sore to make a video now.
GenevieveBellamount 1 year ago
Wow that article is amazing, I never thought of it like that, and great video. I cover way to much, but im slowly learning to not care so much.
abrosis 1 year ago
I cover a lot, usually about my shyness and other issues.
Wish I didn't and could be open, but... well... c'est la vie
smartasshater 1 year ago
very nice vid! i never heard of this book. might actually check it out at some point but i have several books that i haven't finished yet so it would just be added to the pile. i still cover my past drug use from certain people. many are surprised when i tell them, but it was a long time ago. what is the name of the movie with the guy and girl on the wall? i remember seeing the picture before and wanting to see the movie but don't remember the name. you have very beautiful eyes btw.
tony800000 1 year ago
I cover all the time. Mostly I cover up my feelings, because I'm scared of them getting in the way of other people. I cover because I hate people knowing that I'm weak and that I care about things, which I know is a stupid thing to do, but I can't stop myself . I think I'll definitely grab a copy of the book. <3
timideye 1 year ago
Well I cover a lot of myself. Even things from my other collab channel friends. I will be picking up a copy of "cover".
DFTBA
-Andrew ( P.S. Do you think Owl hats are cool?)
Fellowshipofthening 1 year ago
I usually cover the fact that I haven't had many long term relationships when i start to date someone.
onceuponavlog 1 year ago
i'd bang u
realplayazkickass 1 year ago
@realplayazkickass Well you're out of luck, because that feeling is definitely not reciprocated.
owlssayhooot 1 year ago 53
@owlssayhooot
buuuurnn
Johnjy2 1 year ago
@owlssayhooot ZING!
naterudolph 1 year ago
@owlssayhooot hahahaha funny
MrGrazzlestix 1 year ago
I often cover. Especially things that make me feel self conscious, because I don't want people to know that there are things about myself, like my whiegh, that bother me a lot.
Kiranja 1 year ago
I cover my nerdiness.. I love YouTube and alot of people just don't get why. I hate that I don't make videos either I just comment on stuff and it makes me feel stupid so I cover that up too.
yummytacoes 1 year ago
I cover my sarcasm. Because when I say sarcastic thigns, people get angry at me, and I have to apologise to them -_- And also sometimes my personality...the hyper-part of my personality.
Ah, and one thing. You are my guru, Kayley : >
xXHana3Xx 1 year ago
I cover every single day of my life an thats because i dont want other peoples pity.
forwantofabetterword 1 year ago
A lot of times I cover my nerdiness and the whole YouTube thing until I feel like I know people well enough that they won't judge or if the setting is right. The only time that I have come right out and showed exactly how nerdy I really am is the first day of my YA Lit class. I still felt like I was being judged for it but I didn't care because there were at least some people in the class who are exactly like me. Favourite class ever.
MrsJasperHale08 1 year ago
At first I thought you said "so I recently WROTE a book". I thought 'WOW! Good work". Then when you held it up I was even more impressed because it had been published. Only to realise that you were not the author on the cover. I went back to check what I had misheard at the beginning and I maintain that it does sound like you said 'wrote' (although if I listen harder it could be 'read').
Btw, it does sound like an interesting topic for a book. So thanks for sharing. :)
tilywinn 1 year ago
I cover, from judgement of people knowing the real me. I feel as if I should be honest with myself a d the world, but society holds me down like an anchor, keeping me from breathing...
charliebondinos35 1 year ago
I cover when I'm surrounded by muggles and I have to pretend I'm not fucking MAGICAL.
Khyan1 1 year ago 82
@Khyan1
Story of my life.
StayInsanelyAwesome 1 year ago
I'm only now breaking free of that, being me no matter if they people around me like who I am or not. I even think it's kind of sad, I'm only really just beginning to discover who I really am...... Cheers for all of us on this journey!
TeeCeeMuse21 1 year ago
Like Kenji Yoshino says, everyone covers. I spent so much of my high school life covering.....being the happy go lucky but sometimes depressed teen girl at sschool, then shutting down and becoming and emotionless robot at home because at school no one knows how to help you with your problems, so its easier to not have them, and at home nothing I ever did as 'me' was right, so I'd shut down and try to give everyone what they wanted. It didn't work out so well.
TeeCeeMuse21 1 year ago
That really was an amazing blogpost.
redhairedgirl35 1 year ago
I still cover. Almost every day. Until recently I was covering my anxiety and depression because I was afraid of what people would think of me. I still cover it from some people because I'm afraid. Every day is full of fear for me, and covering it is hard. Some people see it . Some don't.
desertislanddream 1 year ago
... And I usually tell people not to worry about what other people may think about whatever it is they may consider ''covering'' and simply be themselves... while shyly keeping my own head down about 75% of the stuff people would say I'm weird or crazy for. Because I am a coward. Yeah...
Pandora379Heart 1 year ago
Anyway, yeah. Interesting thing to think about. At least, it would be if I didn't ''pretty much cover it'' a few years back. It's an interesting choice when you have a weird personality or *something* and you're wondering whether ( and when, or how much) you should show people or simply just jump into the whole mainstream thing and keep your bloody head down to avoid getting the unwanted type of attention. I myself used to ''hate the world'' for even having to face such lame dilemmas. And I...
Pandora379Heart 1 year ago
I loved this video XD I really neeed to stop it, but i cant help myself, i cover who i am when im around new people because im scared, im really cautious about what i say and what i do, and then i feel bad about myself coz i dont feel close to them and then i get into a viscous cycle with them that i cant break free from and they never know the real me, as ive been getting older ive been getting better and if i go in somewhere telling myself im going to be my outgoing self i can normally do it
AfricaConcentrated 1 year ago
I cover my atheism in religion class at my catholic school because I know my teacher will fail me if she finds out.
Diamondelight92 1 year ago
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DigitalOrangeSimon 1 year ago
I cover what I look like because i'm not confident with how I look, but I definitely make up for that with being confident in my personality :)
Kathleen6981 1 year ago
I cover most of what I am. My friends say I talk too much about Youtube, Tom Milsom (and other Youtube muscians) and Merlin, but actually I just talk a lot because I know they don't care (or I can't tell them) the other things I'm thinking about. At school I am considered a nerd (but not in the great awesome nerdfighters way) and the boys ask me out for their friends meaning to insult the friend.
I cover everything I really feel, especially to my family.
QueenOfTheAubergines 1 year ago
@QueenOfTheAubergines
For some obscure reason the words ''Been there, done that.'' sprang to my mind after reading what you wrote. Then I figured out that that's not quite right and that ''Still there, still doing it..'' is more like it, yeah.
Woe be to the likes of us, my aubergine queen. You know, I'm pretty sure it's not healthy... hiding your personality from virtually everyone you know and not letting anyone know what you're all about. Somehow figured that out in the last six years.
Pandora379Heart 1 year ago
@Pandora379Heart yup, woe to us! ;)
The only place I don't cover things up is on the internet, because then no one knows who I am anyway!
QueenOfTheAubergines 1 year ago
i cover my panick disorder.
yuopija 1 year ago
i often cover my love of youtube. just kidding. ask any of my friends, i NEVER do that.
but i do cover my love of harry potter fanfiction. because i get teased mercilessly about that.
HPwrocks 1 year ago
I just recently uncovered persay a facade of my own thoughts towards a friend of mine. And to tell you the truth, she currently and seriously hates me for it, but at least I got that burden off of my shoulders. :)
idiotfiles 1 year ago
I loved this video. I am definitely covering when I make YouTube videos. More than I am comfortable with sometimes.
italktosnakes 1 year ago
I've covered 99.99% of my life. This is not an exaggeration. This year my new years resolution is to change that.
legzandherpiano 1 year ago
The thing about hiding who you really are, is that it can be good sometimes... You know those people that always say what's on their mind? They tend to be disliked by a lot of people... I don't think it's about doing what you want to do, it's about finding the balance between living your life the way you want to live it, and respecting the people around you and toning down if there's a risk of hurting them in any way
If we all did what we want to do, it would probably result in total chaos :P
ethalinia 1 year ago 2
Wow, Evanna Lynch's blog post was really inspiring. It really put things into perspective for me and her writing is so beautiful. Thanks for letting us know about it Kayley. =)
SweetSunshineCamper 1 year ago
I hate people saying 'Just be yourself' because I have found that a lot of the time they actually mean 'Be who you used to be' or 'be who I want you to be'
saveginnyweasly 1 year ago
i've denied loving wizard rock and joked about it saying how i just find it amusing and silly
goodcharlotte615 1 year ago
This sounds really egotistical, but I cover how smart I am. I pretend to forget things and make more mistakes than I actually do so when I make real mistakes, people don't make a big deal about the smart girl getting something wrong. And I like to think it helps my self esteem.
idefine777 1 year ago
I think that I cover for the "right reasons", I'm okay with dialing down my personality a little in public. However, I've found a series of events and a large group of friends that know who I am when I'm being exactly who I want to be. Nothing is better than having an environment where everyone is exactly themselves, and everyone knows it. Friends that know me, and who I really know are really the best thing I could have. No judgment or covering, just singing, dancing, and laughter.
dynamitekatie 1 year ago
I'm pretty much the quiet little nerd girl in the corner. However, recently, I think I've been evolving. I've been speaking my mind out more when I'd normally stay quiet to avoid an argument. I'm having more fun being louder, but not obnoxious. It's my sophomore year of high school, I think I should start living the high school experience.
whitehousesvc729 1 year ago
The boy I was dating cheated on me with my best friend. Its been about 3 months since I uncovered his lies. And I still cover to this very day by saying it doesn't affect me. But the truth is it still hurts
IizJulia 1 year ago
In the beginning of high school, I covered my real personality for a while around the people who considered me a friend, and I could barely talk to them. Now that I've gotten to a point where I trust them, I'm much louder, and one of my friends is actually really surprised whenever I raise my voice, which serves as a reminder of how hard it is/was to get comfortable around people I actually love and trust.
StoryInYourHead 1 year ago
evanna lynch is so amazing.
bunnies2000 1 year ago
I cover so well that everyone at school thinks I'm a nice person...
piNkLeMOnsDrop 1 year ago
=D I Love You.
eddiemarriott 1 year ago
I cover almost everything about myself with most people. Even my best friend. I don't know how to not cover and I don't know if I'd be happier if I stopped. Thanks for making me think about it.
AHCDPW 1 year ago 2
I am, and have been for a while, determined not to cover anything about my personality, because if people don't like me for who i am, then i probably don't need them to like me, but to be honest, it's very difficult. Often it can be perceived as cooler not to be the classics scholar with oxford intentions who uses hence a bit too often and actually knows the meaning and spelling of the word 'antidisestablishmentarianism' (it's a movement against the disestablishment of the church btw). but i try
bakar12345 1 year ago
on your tumblr you should make a list of your top favourite books. (besides harry potter)
oneandonlycassiandra 1 year ago
I attended a private christian school from K5 all the way through high school. When I got into junior high and high school age I became a lot more liberal in my beliefs (like supporting gay rights) but covered because I knew I'd have to deal with religious teachers preaching at me and telling me why my beliefs are wrong :P It was a fantastic feeling to go to college and to no longer cover that part of myself!
GinAnMaCa 1 year ago
i'll have to get that book...
StellarMango 1 year ago
I tend to cover who I am really when meeting new people. Then once I am on friendly terms with them, I unleash the craziness! By doing this, I cover my nerdy side to please and impress the new people and, when I was younger, my parents.
TwitchLazuli 1 year ago
People who I've known for years/am close friends with have no idea about my Internet life. Whenever they mention YouTube or something that could be linked back to Twitter, I never say "oh, hey, I have friends on this site!" or "Oh, hey, saw that person face-to-face."
emmfan09 1 year ago
i've covered my whole life.
yepilovecheese 1 year ago
As a new youtuber, this was very helpful =) Thankyou.
GoodEveening 1 year ago
Every day in every social situation which I believe leads people to have a different view of me then what I wish they had, and leads to my anxiouty
connermagius124 1 year ago
When i was younger I used to cover a lot about my personality because I was afraid of letting people see me for who i was. I was very shy and submissive so I ended up becoming what people wanted me to be instead of who i wanted to be and that made me unhappy. Beginning college in a new city with no-one from my old life really helped me understand that people can be shallow, but the ones that accept you for who you are are the best friends you could ask for ^^
sineanbroc 1 year ago 27
I cover a huge part of the person that I am when I'm around strangers. It's something that I'm trying to grow out of, but no one likes being rejected. I'd rather be shunned for the person I pretend to be than the person I really am, but it's hardly fulfilling when someone chooses to like you without even grasping the person that you really are. I'm glad to have a few friend to whom I don't have to cover, and I hope that someday I'll feel secure enough to stop covering for anybody other than me.
MaddhouseKB 1 year ago
Wow that sounds like a great book :) I think I'll read it.
lilballerina 1 year ago
i used to cover who i was with a "mask" so that i could fit in and not be embarrassed to be myself...i have been a dumb blonde among other masks and it took some difficult relationships with friends for me to realize that friends aren't friends if they don't accept you for who you are and i shouldn't have to hide my faith or beliefs in order to appease others :) i am much more at peace now
BroadwayGirl6582 1 year ago
...is that Luna Lovegood in the background??
spaceandlove 1 year ago
I think everyone covers at one time or another. I know that I cover my insecurities with bubbliness and compliments. It's just hard for me to admit the things that I feel bad about, so I put on an excited face and just pretend that they don't exist.
Ravenclaw2313 1 year ago
@Ravenclaw2313 me too
lilballerina 1 year ago
also, right now i cover a lot how much i like this one person. its not always so much that i want to cover it, but i dont really know how to talk about my deep feelings with other people really. but the important thing is i need to stop covering it from him, otherwise ill never be able to be with him. its just hard because im really afraid he wont feel the same way. i feel a little weird saying this is youtube comments but u said u wanted it to be more open
awings718 1 year ago
so today my sister told me i couldnt wear my purple pants with my blue sweatshirt again and i said "i can wear what i want- im not dictated by society" because i thought of this video :)
a time that i have covered- when i was younger i was a perfectionist and i tried to hide the fact that i was imperfect (especailly to my parents) by trying to be the best at everything, which obviously didnt really work. now i try to be less of a perfectionist as i grow up and my life sucks increasingly less
awings718 1 year ago
I have covered at my middle/grammar school. I went to a very very small school where my graduating class was the largest they have ever had. . .47 students. In a small class like that obviously there would be drama. For about 5 out of the 9 years I was there, I was covering myself. They were the worst group of kids you have ever met. They would always make fun if you just did the slightest thing wrong. I couldn't be myself. Now, in my large high school with the 2 best friends in the world I'm me
13loveloveloveDisney 1 year ago
I have covered up the fact that I have only had one boyfriend by always saying I just never wanted one. While I completly know that I do not need to be in a relationship to be happy and that I am just as happy without a boyfriend, I would still like one. It's not until recently at the age of 19 that I have opened up to friends that I do want a boyfriend. I also believed I coverd up that I was ashamed the reason i've never had one is that I am too shy to lower my guard to be in a relationship.
alohaholly 1 year ago
I have covered up the fact that I have only had one boyfriend by always saying I just never wanted one. While I completly know that I do not need to be in a relationship to be happy and that I am just as happy without a boyfriend, I would still like one. It's not until recently at the age of 19 that I have opened up to friends that I do want a boyfriend. I also believed I coverd up that I was ashamed the reason i've never had one is that I am too shy to lower my guard to be in a relationship.
alohaholly 1 year ago
i thought you said "so i recently wrote a book" and I was like what...
mizo2241 1 year ago
I have an uncanny ability to remember social interactions more than major events in my life. I cover a lot when someone doesn't remember me, or something we did together. I feel like it would make me seem very stalkerish to know something about the person that they themselves don't remember.
RocketPowa12 1 year ago
i admit that i pretend to not watch YT vids or have an account because i'm afraid people will see me as a freak who spends too much time stalking peope on the internet instead of working. Good to get that off my chest.
whoshify 1 year ago
I tend to cover the fact that I don't really know who I am just yet. I always seems to act so very sure of myself, but at the end of the day, when I'm already thinking about what I'd like to do during the summer, I come to realize that I still don't know what I like. Don't get me wrong. I'm very confident (but not pompous). I just tend to like things that are so different from the other, that I think I'm still [subconciously] trying to find out what "the real me" truly likes.
JustHereForComedy 1 year ago
i suppose i used to do it a lot before video games became the "in" thing but now i just say forget it and talk about +40 stamina capes and drone cruisers with my friends
aidsburger 1 year ago
If you pretend tobe someone you're not you waste the someone you are! <3
Natattat93 1 year ago
I sometimes get made fun of for what I like. I LOVE Harry Potter, and sometimes kids pick on me for that, or for being short, etc. I used to just not tell people stuff, but now I'm more open and loud. :D
AlicetheShort 1 year ago
I cover quite a lot. My friends can't tell when I am upset because I want people to see me only when I'm happy so that when they think about me I only want them to see me from positive point of view.
fantalistic 1 year ago
Often I find that I have different opinions than my friends, and so I don't express my opinions to them or I act as if I agree with theirs. I hate that I do this. I just don't want to be ridiculed for my different opinions.
hopeshineslikegold 1 year ago
it would be kinda hard to hide the fact that you're Japanese American in America. and i should know, seeing as i am one myself. but i'm totally okay with that. being part of two different cultures totally lets you experience so many different things, such as food and clothes and more food (love me my Japanese chocolate). my friends and family love me for me and that's all i really care about.
tomfeltonsgrl13 1 year ago
I cover my sexuality because I am told I'm too young to know what turns me on. I'm a sophomore in high school, if it matters.
EwwSam 1 year ago
I have a rainbow toque that says inspire on the side of it. I love it, it keeps my head warm, and makes my hair look good, but I often don't wear it in public because I'm afraid what people will think of the girl with the rainbow toque.
cocosam96 1 year ago
Just today I covered that I am in fact lesbian and have a girlfriend. The topic came up and I was asked if I was 'not straight', I said no and that I was too busy to date. I am afraid that my friends don't like me anymore when I am true to myself. I am afraid to not be accepted by society because people can't put a label on me.
Iammejustthatone 1 year ago
I used to cover more often than I do now. I've reached a better place in life and I've met friends whom I can share more personal things with.
For years, though, I covered that I get sad sometimes, out of fear of being pitied or people assuming that pity was what I wanted. I wanted to be the happy person who was there to amuse everyone else, so I kept my sadness or frustration to myself. I also covered that I'm bisexual, because I felt uncomfortable stating it, even to myself.
posthumorously 1 year ago
I cover the fact that I am clinically depressed and have to fight to make myself get out of bed every single morning. I cover it to stop my mother from worrying and because I'm afraid of people's responses. I wish that I was brave enough to tell people.
KingHenryTheFi5h 1 year ago
@KingHenryTheFi5h i do the same thing. i cover the fact that i have and still am battling depression and suicidal thoughts. no one knows when i tried to tell my mom she got mad at me. so i hide it. you are not alone! you can always msg me if you need anyone to talk to.
bethanytheravenclaw 1 year ago
I covered that i was religious, through 3 years of my school life until someone questioned me aggressively about my beliefs. I decided to let them know that i was religious and it was, at the time threatening and scary to have someone arguing against what you believe. But through that i now love to debate and discover all opinions and i am open about my faith :)
indiegirl24 1 year ago
I honestly thought you said "I recently wrote a book." It's cool though.
perpl3xity 1 year ago
Ive covered up having a blog from all my friends for ages now, ive only told one of them and shes really happy about it but i dont want them all reading it, its really annoying cos i recently got featured on another well known blog and i wanted to tell them but i couldnt bring myself to it...
i also hide that ive never kissed a boy, im 15 so i assume everyone would find it weird, when ever someone bring up the subject i change it as soon as possible :\
RobinGraceC 1 year ago
whenever somebody does that thing where they stop reading and look at me i usually find it really annoying, when you did it it realy added to the video.
shy0dusk 1 year ago
I cover my atheism around my family.
I avoid all religious topics, and don't say anything when somebody mentions churches or God. My grandmother's figured it out without me saying official, but she's nice about it. But most of the rest of my family would be completely shocked/displeased with me.
My aunt also figured it out, and her way of dealing with that was to send awful Teen Praying For the Soul books and the ugliest nativity set I have ever seen. I don't want that from anybody else. : (
livsable 1 year ago
All through Elementary school i covered that I was a huge nerd. Now,not so much. :)
katiesaysi 1 year ago
I cover when I'm upset about things a lot because I'm not sure if other people are OK with me being upset.
sepiasunrise 1 year ago
I cover every single time i see this guy. he's my best guy friend. but i love him. oh well.
abbitudeification 1 year ago
I'm a very secretive person. But I'm not so because of what society might think. Sometimes I know they might actually like something. It's just how I am. I'm just a secretive person with no apparent reason to be so. I don't really change for the society. If I change, I change for myself. But that sometimes makes me selfish.
LearningFeather 1 year ago
I'm not a very confident person around people, because I long to fit in even though I don't want it at all. When I'm alone I look at myself in the mirror and I go, "I like who I am," But when I'm surrounded of people admiring things I could never consider wanting to be, I doubt myself. I don't do the things I'd like to do around crowds, give my honest opinion for example or being confident with my actions. I think everyone has that weakness but I'm deadly afraid of being alone.
heartcrossbonez 1 year ago
@heartcrossbonez
You just expressed exactly how I am.
I am most confident when I am on my own, and when I am at college, I tend to freeze up and think more about how they are seeing me than anything else.
TeriHearts 1 year ago
Thank you, Kayley :)
heartcrossbonez 1 year ago
Society wants us to be ourselves, but they want us to WANT to be waht they want us to be... if that makes any sense at all.
tinallama11 1 year ago
@tinallama11 I does.
swiimgfreek 1 year ago
@swiimgfreek I'm glad to know someone out there understands my ridiculous ramblings. :]
tinallama11 1 year ago
I often find myself 'covering' with my friends, when they do something wrong. They make me mad when they don't appreciate me, and just swan in and out when it suits them. For example if my friend is upset, generally they come over to me, I'll try and cheer them up, give them advice etc. but then when they're happy again I'm 'dumped' and I pretend I'm okay with it because I like to help people out. I do. I just would like to be appreciated for it.
SweetAsAStrawberry 1 year ago
@SweetAsAStrawberry I know what you mean, I've never had 'that' friend, who's always there for me and telling me it's okay. I've always looked up to people who turned out phoney and they never did make me feel better, but I think we should wait out on someone who will truly care. Until then, it's better to be alone, then to be used for someone's good and never the opposite.
heartcrossbonez 1 year ago
a time a covered? only my entire middle school existence. i'm so glad i've moved on from trying to conform to society's expectations of who i should be!
oneandonlytiffy 1 year ago
Almost all of my life from age 8-16 I had clinical depression, but I never could talk about it with anyone, because my mother taught me that we always do what looks best for our social standing.
TheMychalRenee 1 year ago
You should be the self that you think you would like yourself to be...
coolstream1 1 year ago
Thank you for this.
TheMychalRenee 1 year ago
I tend to find a lot of the people on my school immature. So I guess I cover by not showing my annoyance at some people?
SammieAndFriends 1 year ago
@SammieAndFriends I know, I've never fit in with the crowd of my age, I've been friends with people a lot older than me, it is very hard. They all lack maturity so I end up being alone,
heartcrossbonez 1 year ago
i was covering when i pretended to love mainstream music cos no one knew who tom milsom was.
itssPickles13 1 year ago 31
@itssPickles13 I do that all the time.
craisins95 1 year ago
I've covered by pretending I am ok with people who make up crap about themselves to get attention, when really I am not. If people were real, and it was not always a popularity contest, the world would be a lot happier a place.
sairakashim 1 year ago
well i think that i covered myself in lots of situations especially when i wasn't feeling comfortable or sure about myself..and sometimes we just have to do it until we feel...comfortable again,or until it's the right time..
taniafn907 1 year ago
I'm not so much covering things just toning them down a bit cause I tend to get really excited about things I like and no one I know IRL likes the same things that I like so they just tend to get annoyed with me.
So when I come home I just pretty much explode my excitement on tumblr. xD
TheOrangeDream 1 year ago
I misheard you at the beginning and thought that you said you WROTE a book which caused me lol when you mentioned the title and the author. YOU DIDN'T WRITE THAT BOOK! :P
coughdrop01 1 year ago
I find that If I cover my personality up too much, as people get to know me better they will think I am fake. I am only myself around people who won't judge me for who I am or what I like, I find it easier like that. Like people at school who I don't get on with as well, I feel I hold back a lot in order for them not to see my weaknesses so that, If we do argue, they can use it against me. I have had trouble like this in the past. If people want to Love me for who I am then I won't hold back. xx
MissBlondieoXo 1 year ago
I couldn't help but notice that you have a poster for An Education on your wall behind your head. I love that movie! It's one of my favourites! ♥
AmeliaPond1308 1 year ago
i have nothing intresting i have coverd up but i once wore skinny jeans and none of my freinds do and that was acward
yes i cant spell properly
stevenlouden96 1 year ago
I cover almost all the time, except for when I'm with two or three of my close friends. Being a not-quite-out-to-everyone transgender boy, I'm generally very uncomfortable around people who don't know about my identity and who see me as this 'little, pretty girl'. It's definitely tough, being like this, but I'm slowly learning to cover this part of me a lot less as I am becoming more open about who I am.
Sian103 1 year ago
@wizardzombie97 Yep, I go to school in southern Georgia but I grew up near Atlanta.Atlanta is more accepting but I'm still not 100 percent comfortable sharing my religion there either. I think most people just don't know anything about other religions. This leads to fear and hate. We shouldn't be afraid to talk about or learn about religions different from our own. I've opened up more recently about my beliefs but I'm still careful about who I open up to.
KaylaCakes87 1 year ago
I think I just might have to read the book now :)
As for me, I guess the biggest thing I've covered is my slight physical disability... it affects my walking a little bit (moreso when I'm really tired), that I've never talked about on YouTube or really to anyone I don't feel close to. It probably has something to do with the fact that I was bullied about it in elementary school, with the whole, "Why do you walk funny?" question... I was also forced to cover my LoTR fandom in middle school >.<
owlsongs 1 year ago
Thank you for letting us know 'bout that blogpost from Evanna! :)
windmeupandwatchmego 1 year ago
I've covered my religion a lot. I'm a Buddhist but I live in a very Christian, republican, conservative area. Its not that I feared being treated differently. I just wasn't comfortable with the questions I often got (and still get) on why and how I came to be Buddhist. Sometimes I'd rather not bring it up just to save time rather than suffer through an awkward conversation. I also don't like people trying to preach to me or convert me.
KaylaCakes87 1 year ago
Where i'm from people are ridiculed whenever it becomes apparent that they are making a conscious attempt to be anything that they aren't. And I used to agree with people that it made people seem irritating, or grasping. When I thought about it however, I realised that i'd never thought about why I agree that trying is a bad thing, perhaps because I was in some sense subconsciously covering? I've concluded that trying is a good thing. At least it means you give a shit about something.
Gazemottle 1 year ago
I cover myself around my friends. I act all happy and hyper. when normaly I havent slept at all that night, and am feeling miserable.
darkerdreamlife 1 year ago
i really wish i'd been on youtube long enough to know what ''the old youtube'' used to be like, but at this stage i think we should just except some people shut up and some people never do :)
randomeese 1 year ago
Just like Kristina covered up that she played World of Warcraft.
panicWonderland 1 year ago
Oh and an example of when I've covered myself up? Easy. I could go for the obvious... hiding that I like someone from both a) him and b) my friends who would've laughed at me for liking THAT guy. But really, I don't do cover up anymore, because one thing that I've said to myself that I should stop doing is hiding my true self - if people don't like me.. well, they suck! And then who cares.
You're awesome!
MsPurpleMusic 1 year ago
I haven't ever really covered myself, which has inevitabley led to being picked on. However, now I have a really awesome group of friends who I can be myself with, and when I find myself with someone I don't know too well, or don't like, I can sort of 'tone it down' to be more socially accepted.
katmanbegins 1 year ago
Its an interesting idea, and something I've been talking about recently in my English classes because we're studied The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. It's a really interesting perspective on society - its set in New York in the late 19th century, but written after WWI so she's taken a very sarcastic way of exploring their society, and its hilarious while also being interesting at the same time. :)
MsPurpleMusic 1 year ago
I used to 'cover' to try and fit in, I would listen to music I didn't like to try and fit in but then I realized why should I care what others think? I mean if everyone thinks I'm weird cuz I like Korean music, then so be it. I mean why change for others if it means that you start to dislike yourself in the process?
SerasXHarkonnen 1 year ago
I've covered up my sexuality for about six years now. I also pretended to hate biology for two years. I think I was more successful on the biology...
Pixiesoapbox 1 year ago
I covered myslef for the first year of high school, it didnt get me anywhere.
littlemisspoppiepie 1 year ago
My mum still thinks I'm Christian.
Not sure how to un-cover that: I think it's way harder to quit religion than join.
I've just been figuring that I can keep up the façade until I go to uni in September, but it's not enjoyable :/
There seem to be a few comments from people in a similar position.. that's helpful to know.
johiley 1 year ago
I feel I have to cover myself around my family, because I believe in gay rights and I'm more liberal with politics, and my family is strictly Christian-Republican, especially my grandma. Also, just in the whole sense of things I enjoy doing, compared to my cousins and other family members who frown upon such things...I end up pretending around them to try and keep the peace, rather than be the one who creates controversy in my family.
briannaknt 1 year ago
This was really awesome and insightful :D
MustardSpork 1 year ago
I really like your videos! And when you read the paragraph, your voice went higher.
MissLolliPop365 1 year ago 4
@MissLolliPop365 That's because I sped it up.
owlssayhooot 1 year ago 5
In real life, no one has any idea that I make videos on YouTube. That's probably the biggest covering in my life.
notreallyasuperhero 1 year ago
i heart you!
i am a girl and i am straight lol but i would happily marry you :D
FallenAngelForeva 1 year ago