She is so right!!! Faking it is exhausting and takes everything out of you. When I have a full day of faking it, I too come home get my pj's on and climb in to bed. I don't have many days that I have to fake it all day as one would if they had a f/t job but some times I have to be out and about with DDs, family members, and/or friends. Just putting up that front that everything is normal is a lot of work. And, I am really bad about using my cane so I fight to look like I am walking like a normal person. This rarely works but at least in my mind I am walking normal. It's physically exhausting to do this. And, like she says, I often wonder why I do that. It makes no sense. But, it IS opening up to my vulernabilities that makes me continue to do this.

Good article, Kelly!