I wear a mask constantly to fit in

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I don’t know who I am anymore.

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I feel you. I’ve been trying to find my authentic self the last few months. I put on a mask when starting delivery driving a year and half ago. It’s taken me awhile to recover from my meds not working as well. But starting to let the mask down. Do you mask in certain situations?

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Did you go for that job? @Ish

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I think u will find urself again but it can take time. And is a life process. But happiness is a journey not a destination.

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It starts in Feb @banjo

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I Don’t mean a physical mask. I mean a metaphorical mask. Like autistic masking. Where you try to pretend to be someone else in order to fit in.

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Lol yeah, I was referring to a figurative mask.

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I learned in sociology class that we are all social actors who rehearse “backstage” and perform on a life stage so to speak. Interesting stuff. I forgot who the idea came from though. I feel like I have to put on a mask sometimes when I am around certain people.

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It’s extremely common for those looking into being assessed to emphasise that they mask. I’m very much the odd one out in that I don’t , unless there’s a wider definition of masking than the one I’ve come across. I certainly don’t process body language as I’m interacting with someone F2F,and adjust accordingly.

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I didn’t know it was something I di until it was pointed out to me during assessment. Now I am trying to learn to unmask because it can be damaging.

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