I feel any friends you make that don't know who you are, probably weren't having in the first place. Sooner or later they'll see what you want to hide, and a choice will have to be made. Isn't it more comforting to not worry about those sorts of things?

[But then it might be easy for her to feel this way since she really didn't care what others thought.]

Everyone can make friends just being who they are. It just might... not be as straightforward?