I remember being 14 and one teacher called me fake and two faced. Need some insights.
hi. I'm 18 now. But this incident has impacted me so much. I remember sitting there when she came over to a dog to feed it treats..and i started asking her about her day/how is she etc etc when she said "you don't have to be two faced in front of me". I freezed and said nothing. I ignored it. I said bye. And then when she left i remember breaking down in tears...
It was during my internship when it all happened. I would say I didn't have much insight into my own self identity and my likes or dislikes and i just wanted to get along with people. Maybe i was overly polite or overly humble. But i for sure wasn't faking it. I loved making people feel seen and making them feel heard. Ask them about their day.
This isn't the first incident, my other teacher has called me out in the class for being a people pleaser. Not sure why. I used to admire, talk nicely, chat with almost everybody and kids were asking her to let them sit with me. It does sound fake or cringe as I'm saying it but i just need some advice onto how do I recover from this.
I haven't been the same since. I've lost my enthusiasm..my spark or excitement in social settings. I just don't feel the same anymore and it has been 4 years since it happened. Please help!
edit: i forgot to clarify in the post but i did message the first teacher who called me two-faced and confessed how badly i was hurt and told her i am just 14 and still learning how to engage with people socially. That internship expected me to be polite and formal and i was trying my best to learn those skills, and then she replied saying sorry and asked if she could have dinner with me. i said yes, then she said she mistakenly projected her way of being happy onto me. i was 14 and did not understand what she meant and thus it still stings very badly, i wonder she said sorry cause otherwise she would face some professional consequences which i am scared she later did for that comment when my mentor asked me why i was skipping work and i said i've been feeling down and anxious because of this.
that mentor later on scolded me for not telling her earlier and said it was an excuse for me to skip work which just made it even worse. she later said she would not give me the certificate of the internship and i agreed, she for sure has cut ties with me and hates me, which i do not mind because i dont love how she handled it as well-especially when i was a kid in a formal space.