The intense questioning and burning through a lot is destabilizing my roles/relationships. I feel a lot of guilt about that. Does the dismantling of false self happen faster when one is alone?

I’m in a tough spot very similar to Jack in your book.

A: You’re asking whether there’s a way to do this without hurting people. Can I dismantle the false self without destroying my relationships, and if I can’t, does that make me selfish?

The guilt you feel is because your roles are destabilizing, and the mask is slipping, And now the people who were attached to the mask are reacting. That hurts, and the fa…