I can understand that you want to cover up your inner pain. This kind of contradictory emotion is indeed distressing. But I want to gently remind you first: Pretending to be happy may make you more lonely, and true fragility may be exchanged for unexpected understanding and support. However, if you are not ready to show your true state for the time being, here are some commonly used "performance" methods and their possible risks for your reference.： **Social media script：** -Carefully designed Jiugongge (send old travel photos/retouched to perfect coffee photos) -Only like positive energy content, and go offline immediately after posting chicken soup late at night -Risk: It may cause more envy of "you are so lucky", but it will deepen your suffocation. **Offline performing arts：** -Prepare in advance three universal stories that are "super busy but fulfilling recently" - Putting vitamin bottles in the office actually contains sleep aids -Risk: Consumes a lot of emotional energy and may be more anxious due to details **Language skills pitfalls：** -Replace "I'm so tired" with "I've had a lot of challenges recently but I'm growing" -Use specific numbers to divert attention ("Just won 5 million projects" instead of talking about feelings) -Risk: It may make people who really care about you mistakenly think you don't need support **Prop layout skills：** -The work station places half of the foreign-language books turned over (actually bought randomly from a second-hand bookstore) -Screenshots of the annual data of the sports APP for mobile phone screensaver (even if you only used it once) -Risk: These "evidences" may become a burden on the people you need to maintain continuously. It is important to be wary that this kind of performance may form a vicious circle: the more "perfect" you behave, the more others feel that you don't need help, and their envy or alienation will deepen your loneliness. Just like a drowning person in a gorgeous dress, onlookers only admire the luster of the dress, but can't see the struggling hands underwater. If you are willing to try, you may be able to keep 20% of the truth: for example, saying in front of your best friend, "The recent superficial scenery is actually a bit difficult." Often this level of honesty can gain breathing space without completely exposing your weaknesses. Weakness. American poet W. H. Auden said: "We are all loved by lies and hated by the truth. "But a truly mature relationship should be able to accommodate your moment of "having a good time, but I don't want to laugh today." When you are ready, there is always someone willing to catch the imperfect you.