https://coda.io/@mykola-bilokonsky/public-neurodiversity-support-center/unmasking-72
There comes a point in many of our journeys where we realize that, whether or not we intended to, we’ve been masking for most of our lives. Masking (On Masking ) has an active aspect where we actively perform neurotypical behaviors, but it also has a more passive aspect where we consciously halt our own natural behaviors.
At some point in our healing journey we often realize that, hey, wait a second. Why are we spending so much of our energy living for other people? If I’m only ever expressing my mask’s needs, wants, interests, and intentions then what happens to my needs, wants, interests and intentions? Is this why I feel so neglected and unsatisfied on an existential level all the time? Holy shit am I the one neglecting my own self?
If you’ve hit that point then you know it’s time to start unmasking.
Just, uh. How?