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I want to unmask

Ellie

There's so much I want to say about this but I'm working out how to word it out on here. So, I'm just going to keep it brief and blunt. 

I have been masking my autism for many years and I want to unmask. But I don't know how. 

Please help.

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  • I know this is old; however, I have only recently been diagnosed with Autism and realised so many connections and the masking. I've been unmasking, I didn't know how at first, I still don't really, but it seems to be happening on its own and all kinds of weird things are going on. My psych told me this is normal for late diagnosed, and after 12 months it should settle down. I've been going through a whole identity crisis of not knowing who I really am due to all the masking and it's been a rough few months. Looking forward to reading everyone's comments about the original post.

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  • I know this is old; however, I have only recently been diagnosed with Autism and realised so many connections and the masking. I've been unmasking, I didn't know how at first, I still don't really, but it seems to be happening on its own and all kinds of weird things are going on. My psych told me this is normal for late diagnosed, and after 12 months it should settle down. I've been going through a whole identity crisis of not knowing who I really am due to all the masking and it's been a rough few months. Looking forward to reading everyone's comments about the original post.

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