what's the truth your face gives away?
you have practised the neutral expression, the easy smile, the unbothered look. but faces are bad liars. something keeps coming through.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →think about the last time someone said you looked tired, or asked if you were okay when you had not said anything was wrong. write about what they might have seen. now think about what your face does when you are not managing it. in the car alone. in the mirror before you compose yourself. write about the expression that lives underneath the one you wear in public. what is it showing? exhaustion, sadness, worry, anger? write about the gap between what your face says and what your mouth says. be honest about which one is telling the truth. sometimes the body is more honest than the mind is willing to be.
- write about a moment when someone read your face correctly and you denied it.
- describe the expression you catch in the mirror before you have time to adjust it.
- think about what your face looks like when you think no one is watching, and what that expression is trying to say.
this is for anyone who has been told they look tired when what they really are is something much harder to name.