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We say, "Just be yourself" whenĀ
we want someone to act naturalĀ Ā
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and behave the way they usually do.Ā
It's the advice we often give whenĀ Ā
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someone is worried about making a goodĀ
impression. "Relax. Just be yourself."
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Just be yourself.
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Similarly, if you say, "I'm not myself today,"Ā
you're explaining that you don't feel normal.Ā Ā
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Maybe you're sick. Maybe you're worried orĀ
stressed. Sometimes we apologize for unusualĀ Ā
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behavior. We say things like, "I'm sorry. I wasn'tĀ
myself that day. I don't know why I said that."
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When I came back I wasn't myself. IĀ
did things that I wasn't proud of.
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I wanted to apologize. I wasn't myself.
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