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unconscious masking?

brisket

hello!

for the past 2 months i have been doing research on autism in order to self-diagnose (i can't get a formal diagnosis), and i've looked back on moments in my life and my general behaviors/traits and experiences as i realized that they're very likely to be autistic traits and experiences. there's a lot of stuff that perfectly adds up.

i've also noticed some previously absent traits popping up. such as, i now stim by tapping or just moving my feet (previously i did it by just fidgeting with my hands or hugging blankets). i also just feel more free and content with myself - i guess you could say i feel ""more autistic"" now??? i'm not sure how to describe it???? i also feel comfortable with asking for accomodations (like asking people to speak directly) and such. this is probably just bc i finally figured out what was "wrong" with me, but i also wonder if i have masked some of my traits without realizing? i mean it could explain why some of them started popping up after i began researching

this is one hell of a thought process but yknow. i hope at least someone gets what im saying

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  • The unconscious Mask, is part of the "Collective Psyche" as Jung talked about. I think he referred to the Persona.

    A good term being thrown about from an Autistic Experience is "Camouflaging" As getting to that unconscious clinical version of the mask doesn't just free mannerisms or external restrained actions. 

    For an Autist, I'm guessing burrowing into the subconscious might reveal that you never really felt guilt and that what you were accused of wasn't guilt but a different emotion altogether. We might have other things which shape us in some deeper places, though.

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  • The unconscious Mask, is part of the "Collective Psyche" as Jung talked about. I think he referred to the Persona.

    A good term being thrown about from an Autistic Experience is "Camouflaging" As getting to that unconscious clinical version of the mask doesn't just free mannerisms or external restrained actions. 

    For an Autist, I'm guessing burrowing into the subconscious might reveal that you never really felt guilt and that what you were accused of wasn't guilt but a different emotion altogether. We might have other things which shape us in some deeper places, though.

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