They realize their “best face” is their own true self. Without the mask, the speaker describes their face as “my own small fearful kisser.” No pretense here.

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Emotional self-regulation, as defined by Psychology Today, is the ability to control one’s emotional state. This skill is developed through introspection, a process that relies on interoception .

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As a society, our public mask-wearing is thus at war with its own emotional leanings, because it is packaging together a message based on both discipline and deviance.

While Americans still have not adopted mask-wearing as a general norm, we’re wearing masks more than ever before. Mask-wearing is mandated in California, and in many counties masks are near-u… ...

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