You Learned to Leave Yourself
The idea
Somebody told you which answer was acceptable and you handed over the real one without noticing. Then you did it for twenty years and called it your personality.
The reframe
You're not shy. You're rehearsed.
The practice
For one hour, notice every time you edit a sentence before it leaves your mouth. Don't stop doing it. Just count.
The question
Where do you censor yourself most, and who taught you to?
Real life experiment
Say one unedited thing to one person today. Let it be slightly too honest.
Now close the app. That bit's important.