Kshitij Dewan

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Ultimately, all masking is about setting our feelings aside so we can focus on pleasing others or conforming to social norms. This is always going to be a self-destructive values system to live by, regardless of the coping mechanisms we use to prop it up. Whether we use alcohol, excessive exercise, overwork, social isolation, codependency, or some other self-destructive strategies to help us blend in, it’s always going to be damaging to put social approval and “passing” as neurotypical above our actual needs.
Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity (Unmasking Autism Series)
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