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Masking, personality and hobbies

Vicky

Hey!

I got diagnosed as an adult so I’m pretty sure I’ve been masking my whole life and still not very open with people.  I know I’ve been copying other people (real, famous, fictional).

The question is, how do you know where the masking stops and the real you begins?  How do I know what personality and hobbies and even what clothes I wear are really mine?

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  • I do not bother myself over such distinctions. After many decades, my camouflaging is just part of me; without it would I still be me? I just try to be easy on myself and not bother about where my traits come from. If masking or other forms of camouflaging are not actively causing distress, why change them?

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  • I do not bother myself over such distinctions. After many decades, my camouflaging is just part of me; without it would I still be me? I just try to be easy on myself and not bother about where my traits come from. If masking or other forms of camouflaging are not actively causing distress, why change them?

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