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How masking depletes your authentic energy

I mask so well at work that people think I'm neurotypical but I come home completely drained and can barely speak to my family.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The effort required to appear conventional often exhausts the very resources needed for genuine connection and self-care.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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