Much like when a Queer or trans person stays in the closet because they don’t feel safe, NeuroDivergent masking, or camouflaging, is defined as when a NeuroDivergent Person consciously, or subconsciously, masks or hides, their Divergent traits, in order to blend in.
We do it to keep ourselves safe. We do it because the world around us can be very hostile, and blending in is self-defense.
However… blending in can also feel like a slow death, putting yourself aside to pacify the expectations of other people, making yourself small, ignoring us our own wants and needs.
When I reached my breaking point, 6 years ago, something had to change. I had to let the expectations of other people go - because the weight had been crushing me.
#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics & #NeuroDivergent People who are also trans: do you feel like you are camouflaging X 2?
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