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You ever see someone say something else and go "oh, so other people go through this too, huh?"

#Autism #ADHD #Masking #Neurodivergence #tootrue

This is a post from 2022 that reads: "One of the cruelest things about Autistic/ADHD masking is that you learn to treat positive emotions as a warning sign that you're about to do something "wrong" and that it is therefore "safest for everyone" if you maintain a constant, low-key negative internal emotional state.
#Autism #adhd #masking #neurodivergence #tootrue

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Dio9sys
Dio9sys
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"every time you get excited about something you break stuff" rapidly turned into "why are you so hesitant to do anything?"

idk maybe because I was taught that enthusiasm meant I would fuck it up?

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