Taking off the 'mask' is always hard. Most people never take it ff, even in private. They present the same mask they show the world to themselves.

It takes strength of character to show the real you, and even more to be the real you.

You talk about not having the perfect body, but perfection is a fallacy - it doesn't exist. It's better to strive to beinteresting, to be different, to be true to yourself and not someone else's ideal of perfection.

Kudos to you for taking the brave step of showing yourself to the world, as you are. And as you can see from the comments, you are accepted and welcomed and celebrated for who you are without the mask.

So maybe the mask is not needed after all......