RUE TO ONE'S OWN ESSENCE: MENTAL HEALTH IN THE AGE OF MASKS - CONSCIOUSNESS, PURPOSE, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUFFERING IN TIMES OF EXCESSIVE POSSIBILITIES

Abstract

In a world where everyone seems happy, successful, and unshakable… someone is lying. “True to One's Own Essence: Mental Health in the Age of Masks” delves into the greatest silent crisis of our time: the psychological collapse behind perfect lives. Between algorithms, constant performance, and the need for approval, millions of people are ceasing to exist in order to sustain personas. And the price of this is not just anxiety or exhaustion—it's emotional burnout, loss of meaning, and, in extreme cases, life itself.

With an intense and provocative approach, this book connects psychoanalysis, philosophy, neuroscience, and real clinical experiences to reveal what no one is saying: contemporary psychic suffering is not weakness—it is a consequence of a system that demands you not be yourself. ach chapter exposes a layer of this scenario: from emotions that the body can no longer sustain, to the collapse of a mechanized mental health system, to real motherhood, aging, and the reconstruction of one's own identity.

This is not just a book.

It's a mirror. And the question it leaves is inevitable:
How much of your life is real… and how much is a character?

The authors.