EXPERTS have warned that ‘being yourself’, as celebrities and self-help gurus urge everyone to be, is only a positive if you are not a total arsehole.
In the face of an avalanche of movies, pop songs, books and Instagram posts advising you to be yourself, psychologists believe the disclaimer ‘unless you’re a twat’ should be appended.
Dr Helen Archer said: “Some people absolutely shouldn’t be themselves. Julia Hartley-Brewer, for example.
“Deluging absolute bellends like that with affirming platitudes about being themselves is giving them licence to behave in whatever dickheaded way they like. Society will be ruined.
“We’ve all got a friend, a colleague, or a brother-in-law who absolutely should not be themselves. In every conversation you urge them not to be themselves. Hiding who they really are is pretty much their only option.
“What we should be saying is ‘be yourself, but only after a long, hard look in the mirror to ensure your true self isn’t an irredeemable wanker. In which case be like someone else who isn’t’.”
Oliver O’Connor of Braintree said: “‘Be yourself’, you say? So talk over everyone else about cryptocurrency, my weightlifting routine and my Porsche Taycan? Excellent.”
