| Put on a costume. Wear a mask.Pretend to be what | | | | responsible worker, the confident adult, the great lover, |
| you're really not. Make believe you are who you wish | | | | a trusting friend. Halloween is the night where it's |
| you could be. | | | | acceptable to present yourself as someone else. It's |
| But the real question to ponder is, what disguise do | | | | fun (and okay) to wear a mask. |
| you secretly wear in your daily life? | | | | But on an ordinary day, do people see you when they |
| Psychologist, Robin Reznick, Ph.D., says: "We | | | | look at you? Or is your mask perpetually on? |
| sometimes wear masks as our shield-to protect (and | | | | Let's face it-everyone wears masks. But, cautions Dr. |
| conceal) ourselves. Hiding behind our masks gets us | | | | Reznick; "Don't get too attached to yours. Reveal who |
| through our day, however deceptively, because we | | | | you really are." |
| conceal what we truly think, feel and want." | | | | BOO! It's Spooky.But, don't be scared. Let others know |
| Masks we wear don't necessarily represent who we | | | | who you really are. The true you has nothing to fear. |
| are, they just "mask" who we really are. | | | | In your everyday life, enjoy being you. But, on |
| Our masks help us play different roles in life so that | | | | Halloween, enjoy the fun of dressing up and being |
| others will view us in more desirable ways - the | | | | someone else. Trick or Treat. |