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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 I tend to filter as well as mask at times, I don't always say how I feel (filter). I pretend I'm happy, when I'm not (mask). Hope that makes sense. I just try to avoid stress as much as I can, but as we know it's not always possible. Yes it can be exhausting, seems not to get any easier as we get older, either. 

    I very much struggle with social groups, so avoid them. I dislike working in groups, full stop, reason I'm now a lone worker, I'm coping so much better now & actually like going to work most of the time. Group face to face training sessions can be so stressful for me to cope with, both prior to my training day & during it. I have to really push myself to do them. I've found training online so much better over the last two years, since Covid. Now it's starting to be more classroom based, again. 

    Maybe you need to take some time out & do some things that you like to do, not need to mask. Go for a walk or a hobby that you could really get some enjoyment from, a bit of time to yourself to focus on what you really want. 

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  • I think I tend to filter as well as mask at times, I don't always say how I feel (filter). I pretend I'm happy, when I'm not (mask). Hope that makes sense. I just try to avoid stress as much as I can, but as we know it's not always possible. Yes it can be exhausting, seems not to get any easier as we get older, either. 

    I very much struggle with social groups, so avoid them. I dislike working in groups, full stop, reason I'm now a lone worker, I'm coping so much better now & actually like going to work most of the time. Group face to face training sessions can be so stressful for me to cope with, both prior to my training day & during it. I have to really push myself to do them. I've found training online so much better over the last two years, since Covid. Now it's starting to be more classroom based, again. 

    Maybe you need to take some time out & do some things that you like to do, not need to mask. Go for a walk or a hobby that you could really get some enjoyment from, a bit of time to yourself to focus on what you really want. 

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