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Tulip52
over 1 year ago

I may be way off here, but im still trying to understand.

Discovering im autistic at 59 feels a little like i have been living my life as a tiger, and then at 59 discovering that im a lion. Does that make sense to others? 

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  • over 1 year ago

    You are what you have always been, but now you know why you were trying to behave like a tiger even though you probably felt like a cross dressing lion.

    For me it was a case of "well that makes sense now" about behaviours, experiences and preferences in my life but it didn't mean I was something different. Understanding about masking showed that this was a learned defence mechanism to survive in society and perform the roles in my career & relationship that would not be easy if I behaved true to my nature.

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  • over 1 year ago

    You are what you have always been, but now you know why you were trying to behave like a tiger even though you probably felt like a cross dressing lion.

    For me it was a case of "well that makes sense now" about behaviours, experiences and preferences in my life but it didn't mean I was something different. Understanding about masking showed that this was a learned defence mechanism to survive in society and perform the roles in my career & relationship that would not be easy if I behaved true to my nature.

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