Published on 12, July, 2020
i am a 17 yr old female who just recently go diagnosed and i used to mask around everyone all the time and now i have my diagnosis i feel as if subconsiously i dont have to anymore so ive been stimming more. my issue is i dont want people to think im just doing it for the sake of doing it. i used to constantly do it just in my own presents but now i feel if i open up more people will think im attention seeking. i dont know if im feeling like this because i used to get bullied and called an attention seeker due to my mental health or if people will genuinle think this please help.
Hello. I think we all go through this after diagnosis, trying to figure out who we really are and where our masks begin and end.
I hope in time it becomes perfectly normal and accepted to stim in public. We shouldn’t feel we have to hide it.