You were masking.
You weren’t “coping.”
You were dissociating.
You weren’t “fine.”
You were in burnout.
They praised your performance.
But never saw the cost.
You deserved care.
Not applause.
You were masking.
You weren’t “coping.”
You were dissociating.
You weren’t “fine.”
You were in burnout.
They praised your performance.
But never saw the cost.
You deserved care.
Not applause.
•"You're not like my child."
•"Everyone's a little autistic."
•"I'm sorry."
•"Will you outgrow it?"
•"Is a cure available?"
•"You don't look autistic."
•"You do look autistic."
•"Being autistic isn't real."
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•"You're not like my child."
•"Everyone's a little autistic."
•"I'm sorry."
•"Will you outgrow it?"
•"Is a cure available?"
•"You don't look autistic."
•"You do look autistic."
•"Being autistic isn't real."
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So we learn to shrink.
To mask.
To make ourselves easier to be around.
But poor boundaries aren’t just about saying yes too often.
They’re about abandoning ourselves before anyone else can.
Unlearning that isn’t easy.
So we learn to shrink.
To mask.
To make ourselves easier to be around.
But poor boundaries aren’t just about saying yes too often.
They’re about abandoning ourselves before anyone else can.
Unlearning that isn’t easy.
Perfectionism says: all or nothing.
Executive dysfunction says: nothing it is then.
Perfectionism says: all or nothing.
Executive dysfunction says: nothing it is then.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
Me: enjoys the quiet/calm, can enjoy being with people if the environment isn’t overwhelming, has difficulty finding people who understand/appreciate me, but when I do, they are my people forever
Me: enjoys the quiet/calm, can enjoy being with people if the environment isn’t overwhelming, has difficulty finding people who understand/appreciate me, but when I do, they are my people forever