I want to unmask

Since diagnosis, I've been very analytical of myself and those around me. Watching social situations and life in general. Almost re thinking it all. I'm finding I'd got a lot of views that might be skewed.

I noticed that a lot of things I do that I think other would notice, they don't. So I've started to be more relaxed about doing them and feel a little less self conscious.

I also noticed a lot of other people doing things that nobody is bothered about.

Us autistic folk can analyse things so much that we notice stuff, we then assume everyone else does. to be honest the ones who'll notice you doing something "out of the ordinary" will probably be autistic themselves.

Masking has driven so much I've done, that and RSD , which I believe is probably the root cause of us feeling we need to mask, in order to not be rejected. 

I do also think even alistic people mask, they put on a front or a posh voice. It's kind of the same. I see the difference being that autistic masking is done to survive. Other types are often more for material gains.

Try to drop the mask a little at a time, whatever you feel comfortable with. be a little more yourself, I think you'll notice that you feel less self conscious after a while. (Unless you're doing something really crazy!)

Since diagnosis, I've been very analytical of myself and those around me. Watching social situations and life in general. Almost re thinking it all. I'm finding I'd got a lot of views that might be skewed.

I noticed that a lot of things I do that I think other would notice, they don't. So I've started to be more relaxed about doing them and feel a little less self conscious.

I also noticed a lot of other people doing things that nobody is bothered about.

Us autistic folk can analyse things so much that we notice stuff, we then assume everyone else does. to be honest the ones who'll notice you doing something "out of the ordinary" will probably be autistic themselves.

Masking has driven so much I've done, that and RSD , which I believe is probably the root cause of us feeling we need to mask, in order to not be rejected. 

I do also think even alistic people mask, they put on a front or a posh voice. It's kind of the same. I see the difference being that autistic masking is done to survive. Other types are often more for material gains.

Try to drop the mask a little at a time, whatever you feel comfortable with. be a little more yourself, I think you'll notice that you feel less self conscious after a while. (Unless you're doing something really crazy!)