Sharing Our Innermost Thoughts

I’ve always wanted the opportunity to share my deeper thoughts and emotions without really showing who I am, now that I have it, I hardly know what to say. I guess the better question is why do I feel the need to express these things without revealing myself. I’m sure many here can relate with that sentiment. Honestly I don’t know. Perhaps I feel like I’ve built a persona for others that can’t be infringed upon. That or I value the expectations of some too highly to betray their perspective. All I know is that I have so many emotions that I want to speak about, but it just feels like I can’t. I want others I care about to understand the machinations of my mind, but I know nothing I do could ever truly make anyone understand. I want to show them why I am the way I am, why I value the things I do, and why I simply cannot function the same way as others. I’ll share more in time, but I’m not here looking for answers. I already have my answers. I think more than anything, I just want someone to acknowledge that my true thoughts and emotions exist. That I’m not just an empty amalgam made from the perspectives of others around me.