I read a book a while ago called
Survival Games Personalities Play based on
Games People Play by Eric Berne.
NFs, what games are you guilty of playing? Do you do any of these and are there others that you admit to doing? I'm guilty of Grasshopper and Mindreader.
Idealists play the Masquerade game when they feel they have not been authentic or cannot continue to be authentic, benevolent, and empathetic. The Masquerade player puts on a show that is strange, arresting, and captivating. These individuals present phoney problems that are likely to hide their inauthentic selves from public view. Masquerade players alienate themselves from whatever parts of themselves that are a source of shame. Their dramatic performances are meant to lead the self and others away from discovering what the Idealist is ashamed of doing or having done. Hence the purpose of the Masquerade game is deception