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Masking?

Ameliaaa

Hi,

I am a teenage girl and I got diagnosed with autism a couple of weeks ago. I am aware that I mask and how this has had a negative effect on my mental health but I'm not sure really what to do about this. For one I've just joined a new college so I'm scared that if I stop masking I won't make friends and for two I'm not even sure how to stop masking and what I would be like whilst not masking- it sort of feels like a reflex at this point.

If anyone has any advice I'd appreciate it a lot Heart️

  • It's tough when you're frightened of losing people. Have you told anyone yet? Perhaps you could shed a bit of masking and take it in steps. Things like saying no to stuff where you know you'll have to mask even more. It's tough when you want to impress people and have a "normal" social life.