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Constantly Masking

Mrs Claus

I'm finding the older I get the more I mask and I'm not sure why. Maybe just pressures from family and society? But I know I'm doing it but I'm struggling to stop and keep in control it's like a continuous battle and I'm finding it both irritating and extremely draining. I'm exhausted all the time and it's started to show like dark circles under my eyes and my eyes sting a lot. I'm trying not to mask but at the same time I don't know how to function round others without it.

Hoping some of you might have some good tips for me Slight smile

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  • I think the problem with masking is, it’s a lot more than we think. I know when I am doing it-but only some of the time. Often it’s automatic and I don’t even think about it. That’s where my exhaustion come from. I guess we just need to be more mindful of ourselves and think about whether we really do want to say or do things, or because it will be ‘better for other people’, or cause them less upset…

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  • I think the problem with masking is, it’s a lot more than we think. I know when I am doing it-but only some of the time. Often it’s automatic and I don’t even think about it. That’s where my exhaustion come from. I guess we just need to be more mindful of ourselves and think about whether we really do want to say or do things, or because it will be ‘better for other people’, or cause them less upset…

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  • in reply to Catlover
    Catlover said:
    I know when I am doing it-but only some of the time. Often it’s automatic and I don’t even think about it.

    I think this is what makes it tricky when considering energy management. It’s so easy to go through a day, carefully considering what to do/ not do for the sake of preserving some energy. Only for exhaustion to sneak up on you, due to the almost automatic (and sometimes tricky to spot) nature of masking. 

    Catlover said:
    I guess we just need to be more mindful of ourselves

    This is very true. I feel that I’m learning the importance of this statement more and more as time goes on.