Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello everybody. I’m still in this no man’s land awaiting the results of my assessment. I was seen on Feb 1st and my husband has been called in since then to complete a questionnaire on me. I’m not sure which one it was. What I really want to know is what does it look like to unmask? I know that this is one think that I will hope to be able to do when I get the results but what does that entail? I’m in my late 60’s and have built up this very respectable, quietly polite, ladylike demeanour……which becomes increasingly difficult to sustain. I struggle to think of conversations to have with people. What do I have to do to make changes? Thank you.
I was diagnosed in October, at 32. I'm really struggling with this question as well, particularly as lately I've found social interaction incredibly exhausting which resulted in my burning out in the run up to Christmas. I know that I can confidently point to two or three things that I've actively learnt to do to appear more "normal", but I don't know how to undo any of it and to become more comfortable with who I am.