/lit/ - Literature

Books about pic related? Not about sex specifically, but about living as a character to others, not being your true self. Sometimes i feel kind of limited by what actions i can do in front of others, for example, if i portray myself to a group of people as a generally happy or funny guy, i will later feel unable to let myself feel sad or depressed in front of them, i will continue acting as this happy character even though i am not. It makes me wonder... does everyone does this? Is everyone just acting around others? Playing a character that doesn't exist?