Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone
Just wondering if anyone would be willing to share their experience of the differences between when your masking and unmasked?
My son has been having therapy for 4 months or so now and it’s been quite amazing to see the difference in his true personality tbh. He was very shy and quiet and still can be sometimes but being able to learn to unmask has definitely brought out another side to him. It has been great to see this for me as I now know how he feels and he doesn’t mind letting me know. This is something I would like to be able to do in the future and just wondered if it came as a shock to anyone or was there not much difference from when you masked??
Thanks for reading the post
When masking my voice is robot like. I can only say a few things, often doesn't make much sense lol.
When I'm not masking I'm so talkative! I could talk and info dump for hours on end. Only really happens when I'm with my family.
When masking I can make eye contact for a few seconds but I'll keep glancing away because it makes me so uncomfortable.
I never make eye contact when I'm not masking. I can't do it.
When masking I appear unhappy, cold, according to my family. When I'm not masking I'm happy, bubbly and excitable. I clap my hands and do a lot of bouncing.
I don't feel like myself when I'm masking and I try not to mask if I can help it. It's an exhausting exercise and by the end of the day I need to rest to recover.