Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello folks :)
I am part of a separate autism friendly group (on WhatsApp and Zoom) and recently we have been talking about masking but I am a bit too shy to say that....I don't really understand.Like - am I supposed to be able to tell if I'm masking and if I'm not? The group organiser said some people just simply don't mask, so maybe I am one of those? I am very newly diagnosed so I'm still trying to get my head around all the terms and facts and stuff.
Like, I can tell sometimes I am forcing eye contact or forcing a laugh or something, especially with new people, but with people like close family I feel just like I am kind of myself with - so I don't understand where the lines are?
Can anyone explain how they view masking - then maybe I can relate?
Thank you in advance for reading and/or replying.
I have always Masked on here by hiding behind HUMOUR.Without it i am a nobody.Some People laugh, and some i offend.BUT i can't help it.I have alienated everybody on here because of it.Am so misunderstood.It is what it is and i accept that.I hate me more than you do,trust me.If i at least made some of you smile then it was worth the ban.Best wishes All.Defy Leepy. x
Def Leepard
If people hate you here I've seen none of it, indeed, you appear to be well liked.
But it's true that I haven't been here long, so maybe what do I know, eh?
I don't hate anybody, not you, either
Thank you Pegg,another decent soul on here.